Opinion
How to make Labor Day matter again
It’s practically unanimous: Nine out of 10 establishment economists agree that America’s solid job growth and the low unemployment rate truly make ours “the...
Letters: 8/30/18
Hill Hotel: Bad idea for Boulderites
The Hill Hotel is not a done deal. City Council will make a determination whether this project will move...
Floods and the city, CU edition
According to the Daily Camera, the Boulder City Council last week “voted to move forward with a flood mitigation plan that ignored expert advice,...
America’s war
America’s political history has been written in the fierce narrative of war. Not our country’s many military clashes with foreign nations — but our...
Letters: 8/23/18
Solutions for climate change
Last week, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication reported that 68 percent of U.S. adults support a revenue-neutral carbon tax.
This...
Closing the education gap
A recent article in the Daily Camera, the biannual Trends Report published by the Community Foundation of Boulder County, and the 2013 report by the...
The long shadow of 1968
In 1968, the world turned upside down. There was political upheaval on all continents. Rebellions were almost entirely unplanned and unorganized. Popular historian Mark...
How bad public policy happens
If you inject a stream of raw ignorance into a vat of gaseous arrogance, then jolt the mixture with 1,000 megawatts of malevolence —...
Letters: 8/16/18
Danish mansplained harassment
This is in response to Paul Danish’s “anti-fracking” rant: (Re: “Anti-fracking initiative uses, uh, unpaid petition circulators,” Danish Plan, Aug. 2, 2018).
When...
John Calhoun, call your office
According to a recent poll, taken over the Fourth of July holiday of all times, nearly four out of 10 likely voters are so...
Media monopoly… or democracy?
Monopolies are not merely un-American, they’re virulently anti-American, suppressing our fundamental values of fairness and opportunity for all.
So, our people have instinctively rebelled at...
Letters: 8/9/18
On StarWater Wednesday
Just to clarify: StarWater Wednesday at VisionQuest Brewery is a carnival of hot creativity. (Re: “Just the Beginning,” Arts & Culture, July...
