Danish Plan
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself (and...
I couldn’t have been more than 6 or 7 years old at the time. Today I am 74, but the memory is still vivid.
I...
Mitt and the Bain thing
About Mitt Romney and the Bain Capital thing: I’ve always admired venture capitalists. But not all venture capitalists are equal...
Reducing the budget
A couple of weeks ago President Obama challenged Republicans who are calling for less federal spending and a smaller federal government to state exactly what they would cut...
The coming lithium wars: what we know
We all know that we have only a mere 11 years to save the planet from the global warming apocalypse. We know this because...
Why Romney lost — and how to win next time
Republicans have started a conversation on why they lost the election and on what they have to do to win the next one...
Banning corporate personhood would destroy U.S. economy
About the anti-corporate personhood referendum that might be on the Boulder ballot this November — I smell a rat. Several, in fact...
Thoughts on the Fourth of July
It’s 11:17 p.m., July, 4 2015. The illegal fireworks are still going off. It’s been a constant cacophony since 5 p.m. as God intended it to be...
Is Trump a fascist or just marinated?
Former Mexican Presidents Vicente Fox (2000-2006) and Felipe Calderon (2006-2012) say Donald Trump reminds them of Hitler.
So does former New Jersey Governor Christie Todd...
America needs more secret meetings
I have a modest proposal for breaking the political paralysis that grips Washington like a cold, dead hand slowly contracting around Uncle Sam’s throat...
The Zetas and the Surfriders
Cities provide a lot of services, but only four of them are truly vital: Water, sewer, police and fire. (Add gas and electricity to the list in towns with municipal utilities...
Another lump of coal
NCAR is going to build a giant new supercomputer, the better to study climate change, which is cool. Indeed, the project has already provided one profound, if wickedly ironic, insight into the problem...
Why would anyone need a gun or an abortion?
A frequent refrain of gun control freaks is “Why does anyone need a gun?” Good question. I’ll get to it in a minute...
