Uncensored
Is the war really over?
The war in Iraq began on March 20, 2003, among protests that spanned the globe...
Saint Melinda
Melinda Gates is my new hero. In fact, I think she should be canonized as the Patron Saint of Voiceless and Vulnerable Women...
Drunk on power
Before Boulder City Council convenes again, its members should ask themselves this question: To what degree should government burden local businesses in order to manipulate the behavior of adults...
Industry doesn’t give a frack
As Colorado struggles with the increasingly pressing issue of fracking — short for hydraulic fracturing — news comes from Wyoming that fracking has been linked to groundwater pollution for the first time...
Protesting is our right
The first time I heard about the disgusting concept of “free speech zones” at protests, it was at big national political conventions leading up to the 2004 presidential election...
Human weeds
Sleep," a journalist friend of mine used to say, “is for the weak.” That’s what the residents of Boulder seem to believe. While readily conceding their own weakness as they crawl into their comfy beds each night, they spare nary a thought for the dozens of men ...
To cut or not to cut?
When Russell Crowe apologized for tweeting that “circumcision is barbaric and stupid,” a lot of us were left wondering not only why his opinion on this issue constituted news, but also why he felt the need to apologize. Certainly, he expressed himself without tact, ...
Marriage 2.0
When the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court decision to overturn California’s Proposition 8 — as it almost certainly will — it will be a victory not only for gays and lesbians, who will once again have the right to marry in California, but for ...
Birth belongs to women, not doctors
"Mom defies doctor, has baby her way,” the CNN headline read...
Closing down freedom
Beware government bureaucrats who want to make rules to protect your safety. Far too often their goal is something far more insidious...
