Danish Plan
Goodbye to the five-year ‘timeout’
In what must be the most predictable court decision of the decade, the Colorado Supreme Court last week struck down Longmont’s ban on fracking...
The folly of compulsory national service
The New York Times columnist David Brooks wants to bring back the draft. Or at least some form of compulsory universal national service. He thinks it will bring Americans back together again...
Longmont fracking suit: What if Longmont wins?
Longmont’s ban on fracking, which was struck down by a district judge earlier this year, appears headed for the Colorado Supreme Court...
Could anti-frackers derail renewable energy?
I learned a new word this week, the mere mention of which may cause the heads of anti-frackers to blow up all over Boulder County.
The...
Last message from Myachka
I’m writing this week’s rant on Sunday evening, April 28, which this year was the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah in Hebrew...
A tale from The Swamp
I’ve been spending the summer cleaning out a locker (aka the black hole) at an undisclosed location in north Boulder, which means I’ve been...
The Moving Finger writes: CO2 in the atmosphere continues to increase
“The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor...
Barack and the Choom Gang
According to a new Rasmussen poll of likely voters, 56 percent of those surveyed favor legalizing marijuana and regulating it like alcohol. That might turn into something of a problem for the current president of the United States, who according to a new biography ...
Copenhagen was a success — for the Chinese
It would be wrong to say that nothing came out of the Copenhagen conference. Just ask the Chinese...
Another crank out to save the children from themselves
Dr. Tim Farnum, a Denver anesthesiologist and father of five, has come up with an exciting new way to “save the children” from a...
