Opinions
DAVIS: How the Fate of a Casino Bill Reveals the Legislature’s Fundamental Flaws
It was 8:52 on a Saturday night when the bill died. The legislative session was barreling towards a close, constrained by the 120-day limit enshrined in the state’s constitution, and there was more business to get through.
Magic Mushrooms Help You Accept Death But Not the Brutality of Aging
My dad liked to say he wanted to take magic mushrooms on his deathbed.
Democrats Should Be Proud of a Successful 2023 General Assembly
After three straight election cycles in which Colorado voters rejected Republicans and increased the Democratic majority in the General Assembly, all the expectations of drama were on the Democratic side in the 2023 General Assembly. And once again, the Republican minority yelled, name called, and attempted some obstructionist stunts; but once again, they failed to actually do anything for Colorado.
Poem: Selling You A Phony Life of Plunder
“Technology was this great human thing. Wired magazine and capitalismand extraction and behaviorism and finance all killed it.”-Doug Rushkoff, Wired, 11 May 23
DAVIS: It’s Not Just Clarence Thomas
The problem of corruption in America is bigger than we acknowledge, and it’s getting worse — that’s according to our new columnist (and former journalist) Logan Davis, who will be taking a look at corruption’s spread, its consequences, and what we can do to stop it in a new biweekly column.
Retire This Dehumanizing Language About Immigrants
Human beings fleeing persecution are not a “flood” or “surge.” And it’s not “illegal” when they cross the border to seek asylum.