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DAVIS: Barefoot and Pregnant – A Heritage Foundation Plan for the Family

·February 11, 2026

The Heritage Foundation is back with a new plan for remaking America in its own image. The think tank which masterminded Project 2025 released a new issue paper last month, this time focused on, as the title puts it, “Saving America by Saving the Family.” Where Project 2025 focused on dismantling and rebuilding public structures and government institutions in a bid to strengthen conservative, Christian nationalist political power, the group’s new initiative establishes a roadmap for remaking a more personal institution: the family. 

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DAVIS: 27% of Colorado Lawmakers are Currently Breaking the Law

·February 4, 2026

Twenty-seven members of the Colorado General Assembly are currently committing a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of between $1,000 and $5,000, though it’s unlikely any of them will be charged for it. After all, it’s a misdemeanor which a certain portion of the legislature commits annually and, to my knowledge, no one has ever faced a single consequence for it. What’s the crime? Failing to file their annual personal financial disclosures (PFDs) as mandated by the law.

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Fear and Loathing and Shock and Awe at the National March for Life

·February 2, 2026

I’ve been writing about abortion — not “life” or “choice” or “reproductive justice” or whatever euphemism is in vogue — for almost four years and last weekend I finally attended the National March for Life in Washington D.C. Anti-abortion activists have been making annual pilgrimages to D.C. since 1974, demanding an end to what they see as the great evil of our time, amidst a multitude of lesser evils, a daily stream of man-made horrors beyond our comprehension. 

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Did Pressure From Journalists Prompt an Anschutz-Owned Newspaper To Publish a Disclosure, Albeit a Weak One?

·January 29, 2026

After being called out by journalists for failing to disclose ties between Phil Anschutz’s family and a key player in a story covered by the Denver Gazette, which Anschutz owns, the Denver Gazette included the following disclosure in its Jan. 9 and Jan. 21 articles about a campaign to change a near-final plan for lane modifications along Alameda Avenue in Denver.

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DAVIS: Free and Fair? Experts Say Not So Fast

·January 28, 2026

Will the November midterm elections be free and fair? That’s the question I asked a number of political scientists over the last week, and their answers did not necessarily make me feel better. And, to be clear, even asking the question gives me heartburn. Half a decade ago, a lot of my work revolved around understanding and explaining exactly why the Republican conspiracy theories about a stolen election were false. Now, in another reality, I find myself trying to understand and explain how America’s vaunted electoral system might not be as resilient as we should hope. 

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