Danish Plan

Fight terrorism by creating a gas glut

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Coal is a hydrocarbon that, to the profound annoyance of a lot of people, sustains civilization as we know it. It’s mainly used to generate electricity, and nearly half the electricity used in the U.S. comes from coal-fired power plants. Another 20 percent comes from...

The drug war turns 40

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I was just kicking back with my second piece of Alice B. Toklas fudge when there was a knock on the door. It was Richard Nixon...

It’s just like the sanctuary city movement, only with live ammunition

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Be careful what you wish for, because you might get it. Good and hard. Remember the sanctuary city movement, the strategy the Resistance (or the Democratic...

Boulder’s latest green dreams

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The Boulder City Council has formally adopted a series of climate targets that, among other things, call for Boulder getting 100 percent of its...

The anti-Electoral College compact may come with a nasty surprise

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The Colorado legislature approved a bill on Feb. 21 to cast Colorado’s electoral votes for president for the candidate who gets the most popular...

An open letter to Michaela Mujica-Steiner

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I read with interest your piece in the Dec. 13 Boulder Weekly (Re: “Déjà vu at U.N. climate talks”) about your visit to the United...

No, TABOR does not make it harder to raise taxes

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In trying to explain the sound ass-kicking Colorado voters administered to Prop CC, the Denver Post’sAlex Burness offered the following reflection: “For Democrats, it was...

The Donald (a whining loser) and the caucuses

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Donald Trump is howling like a stuck pig over getting his ass kicked by the Cruz campaign last weekend, which won all 34 of...

The Cutter incident: A cautionary tale for Operation Warp Speed

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The Trump administration is calling its push for a coronavirus vaccine “Operation Warp Speed.” If you don’t find the name cringe-worthy, you’re not old...

Fracking out of a recession

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Let’s begin with a short quiz...

China’s new cyber totalitarianism

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Human Rights Watch has released a report on human rights abuses in the world’s largest totalitarian state — the People’s Republic of China. And...

Some nasty unintended consequences of Prop 112

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Back in the early 1970s someone asked Colorado’s then-Senator Gordon Allott if he would favor moving the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons plant because it...