Free book signing event...
Come Hang Out with Mike Rosen!
Join the Independence Institute as we welcome Mike Rosen to discuss his new book, Reality: A Plain-Talk Guide to Economics, Politics, Government and Culture. The book signing will be held Tuesday, October 27, with refreshments at 5:30PM and the presentation at 6:00PM. RSVP for FREE here. If you have any questions, contact Mary MacFarlane at 303-279-6536 X102 or Mary@i2i.org.
Tell us...
Who Are the Real Bullies?
JeffCo school board member Julie Williams' special needs son, Randy, became an unwitting pawn as pro-recall supporters had him march with a protest sign against his own mother. Watch the video here.
EPA poll results...
Opposition to EPA's Clean Power Plan
Coloradans oppose the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan when it comes to increases in electricity bills, effects on minority communities, and negligible effects on global temperatures or carbon emissions, a poll conducted by Magellan Strategies found. Read the whole thing here.
Taxes in Colorado...
Who Pays Colorado Taxes?
Linda Gorman explores the question, "who pays Colorado taxes?" in this Issue Backgrounder of the same name. The answer just may surprise you.
JeffCo AP US History...
Who's Censoring Whom?
Education Policy Analyst Ross Izard takes a look at the changes made to this year's Advanced Placement U.S. History framework, and what those changes tell us about last fall's "censorship" controversy in Jefferson County, Colorado. Watch video here.

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September 17th, 2014
Dave Kopel
Former music critic, acclaimed journalist, and syndicated columnist Nat Hentoff joins Dave Kopel to discuss the fate of our civil liberties in the 21st century. Have we learned the lessons of 9/11? Why has Obama been worse on civil liberties than any president previous? Nat explains it all in this iVoices interview!
Nat Hentoff Talks Civil Liberties in the 21st Century (55:26 min).
Blended Learning Vision Coming to Life in Denver (21:52 min).
Should We Let the Courts Fix Tenure? (21:49 min).
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Tonight is the night, my friends. Tonight is the night that future of local education reform is decided in our backyards. You can bet that Ed will be watching the events unfold, and that I’ll be giving you a full report tomorrow. You can also watch a few of the big districts, including Jeffco and [...]

 
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