Danish Plan
Ban GMOs? First show us the victims
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2014 94 percent of U.S. soybeans, 93 percent of corn and 90 percent of cotton will be produced from genetically modified plants...
The secret sauce
In the 228 years since the United States Constitution was ratified there have been dozens of attempts to emulate it.
Nations all over the world...
A typical massacre in Aurora
In at least one way, the Aurora movie massacre was pretty typical: The perpetrator was the only guy in the room with a gun...
Think globally, mine locally
Good news. At last there’s a way for Boulder to think globally and act locally to stop genocide. No more of that “put up a yard sign and feel holy” crap. Now we can do something that really makes a difference. First some background. According to a story in...
Is the age of oil about to end? This oilman thinks...
There’s a new “Peak Oil” prediction out, and this one is worth taking seriously if for no other reason than its source.
Peak Oil, you...
Boulder’s sad siblings
When the scheme to establish a “sister city” relationship between Boulder and the Palestinian city of Nablus came to light 15 months ago, I wrote a column suggesting that wouldn’t be a good idea because Nablus, and the An Najah University located in Nablus, “were ...
Boulder’s latest green dreams
The Boulder City Council has formally adopted a series of climate targets that, among other things, call for Boulder getting 100 percent of its...
UFOs: Undocumented aliens or black projects?
The best news stories are mysteries, and the queen of journo mysteries is the UFO story. It’s been around since World War II, when...
A modest proposal for ending the budget impasse
In his weekly radio address this past Saturday, President Obama called on Republicans and Democrats to make “political sacrifices” to break the budget impasse and prevent the collapse of civilization as we know it...
A modest proposal for combating the plague of robocalls
Like the United States Constitution, the Constitution of the State of Colorado contains a clause protecting the right to keep and bear arms.
It’s found...
A Nobel Prize for Assange? How about in chemistry?
Someone in the Russian government last week (speaking anonymously so he could speak frankly, ironically enough) suggested that Julian Assange, WikiLeaks’ alpha drip, deserved a Nobel Prize...











