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February 2nd, 2012
Amy Oliver, Justin Longo
Amy Oliver sits down to talk about the PUC's legislative authority and upcoming energy bills before the 2012 Colorado legislature. Should the PUC have legislative abilities? What energy bills - good and bad - should we look out for this session?
January 31st, 2012
Amy Oliver, Justin Longo
In President Obama's most recent visit to Colorado, he covered his energy policy to a group behind closed doors. He released a fact sheet of talking points however, which allowed Amy Oliver to deconstruct his energy policy and translate it all into layman's terms. Listen to what Obama sees as America's energy future.
January 27th, 2012
Rob Natelson, Justin Longo
Professor Rob Natelson joins us to discuss the Left's obsession with the Citizens United ruling that came down a couple years ago. They are still not over the fact that in this case, the Supreme Court decided to rule in favor of free speech in the political process. In particular, Sen. Bernie Sanders is on a mission to rip as much money and speech from politics as he can in a new bill this legislative session. Rob explains the importance of free speech in politics and why the Citizens United decision will be expanded, if anything, in the upcoming years.
December 21st, 2011
Rob Natelson, Justin Longo
It's an age old question: how do we interpret our founding documents, like our U.S. Constitution? We've heard terms like, "original intent," "original understanding," and "original meaning." But do any of those interpretive strategies work better than others? Rob Natelson gives his take on how to interpret our founders' words and what to do when meaning isn't entirely clear.
December 12th, 2011
Ben DeGrow
Joshua Dunn, professor at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs and author of Complex Justice, deconstructs Denver District Court Judge Sheila Rappaport's December 9 decision for the plaintiffs in the school finance case Lobato v State. Dunn says the judge's "absolute contempt for the constitution" is unique among the hundreds of rulings in similar cases nationwide that he has read and analyzed, and identifies clear grounds for a very likely appeal.
December 6th, 2011
Rob Natelson, Justin Longo
Here we go again. The Left's latest attempt to defame the Tea Party movement appears in the latest issue of Vanity Fair magazine. In the article, "Debt and Dumb," the authors distort the founding era record to further their big government agenda and vilify Tea Partiers. Rob Natelson sets the record straight here.
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February 3rd, 2012
Last April I asked the question: Is momentum growing for open school union negotiations in Colorado? The results ended up mixed — with Colorado Springs District 11 opening more of their bargaining to public view while Jefferson County redoubled under a veil of secrecy. Well, tagging on at the end of an Ed News Colorado story [...]