Danish Plan
Will Colorado come apart?
When county commissioners get together and start to think, the fat’s in the fire. (Trust me on this...
It’s just like the sanctuary city movement, only with live ammunition
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...
The Danish Plan recalled
Participants in Boulder’s current conversation about growth are starting to allude to the Danish Plan, the growth control ordinance I wrote in 1976 that was adopted by a vote of the people in the November election that year, so I thought I’d provide some background ...
Dems should remember guys vote too
Following the Kavanaugh confirmation, a lot of progressive pundits and Washington swampies started wondering out loud if the newly energized Republican base would stay...
Predicting the future: The internet and two old poems
“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” —Yogi Berra
Back in 1984 or 1985, the late Jerry Pournelle, sci-fi writer, futurist, computer geek...
An open letter to Michaela Mujica-Steiner
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...
Why fracking is here to stay
If you want to know why fracking is here to stay, consider what’s been going on in Weld County...
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 ...
My persons of the year
Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” this year was a collective award: The Ebola Fighters...
Russia’s war on GMOs
According to a story in the Des Moines Register and reports elsewhere, it seems that a lot of the world’s anti-GMO propaganda is being...
Why roads matter
According to a story in last Monday’s Daily Camera, the town of Erie is about to annex 230 acres south of the town for...











