Opinion
Letters 1/28: On CU’s visiting scholar, and more
On CU’s visiting scholar
CU Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano cited the First Amendment in his reasoning for not firing John Eastman, the visiting professor who...
Letters 8/20/20
Gardner fails on women’s health care
A senator’s primary job should be promoting the health of our citizens. It is beyond belief that in the...
The ‘energy gap’ nobody wants to tussle with
Many Western states have declared they will achieve all-renewable electrical goals in just two decades. Call me naïve, but haven’t energy experts predicted that...
Democracy isn’t corny but essential for equitable & decent society
Are the Republicans going crazy? They are banning books, criminalizing abortion, attacking public school teachers who talk about racism, passing anti-LGBT laws and indiscriminately...
Old bones can be a small town’s movie stars
The prehistoric past can perk up the present. When woolly mammoth bones were found in my hometown in Wisconsin years ago, they became the...
Déjà vu at U.N. climate talks
This year felt like déjà vu. On Dec. 10, I was again standing in line at the U.N. Climate Talks, waiting to disrupt the...
It’s time wealth paid its fair share
Since 1980, the U.S. economy has increasingly divided Americans along class lines to a degree now rivaling the Gilded Age. Economic elites have gained...
Letters: Oct. 12, 2023
Correction: Taishya Adams’ name was misspelled in Vote Guide (Oct. 5, 2023).
Clarification: Our endorsement against Boulder Ballot Question 302 should have stated that if...
Letters 10/22: On judges and a popular vote
The most votes should win
When I vote for one of the senator candidates this fall, I know whoever gets the most votes will definitely...
Putin’s got a friend in Trump
The Trump-Putin controversies have stirred memories of the Cold War.
But the world has changed.
The Soviet Union was a peculiar animal. The regime emerged from...
Another reason to vote
The tide is turning. Donald Trump’s popularity is sinking fast, and it looks like the Democrats may win control of the U.S. House and...