Author: Mike Rosen

When Kamala Harris’s late entry into the presidential campaign began its theme was “the politics of joy.” This was a damage-control strategy by her handlers to neutralize her nervous habit of over-smiling and loudly cackling at things that weren’t funny or when she was at a loss for an answer to a pointed question. In…

Ballot measure Amendment 80, which would have enshrined school choice as a right in the Colorado Constitution, was defeated in November although it got 49% of the vote, but school choice and vouchers for private schools are picking up steam across the country. When it comes up again in Colorado, here are some rebuttals to…

It seems the great public divide has no bounds. Several years ago a poll by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 66% of Democrats said stores and businesses should say “Happy Holidays” to avoid offending non-Christians while 67% of Republicans said they should stick with the traditional “Merry Christmas.” Caught in the middle, many…

The usual Democrat suspects, the liberal media and other assorted sore losers are up in arms over President-elect Trump’s announced selections for cabinet posts and other leadership positions in his incoming administration. Really, Rachel Maddow and the crew of lefty wackos at MSNBC are outraged? Isn’t that too bad? Trump’s appropriate response should echo the…

For all the attention it gets, you’d think ending “homelessness” was the primary purpose of Denver government. The term is an all-inclusive generalization. It includes those who’ve had a sudden setback, are recently out of work, are down on their luck, temporarily having a tough time making ends meet, or even a college grad who’s…

In my last column “The Democrat Big Lie on taxation,” I debunked the claim that the rich don’t pay their fair share of the taxes. A reader’s online comment grudgingly conceded my point but sidestepped it with a counter argument about unfair income distribution. Had I more space I’d have dealt with that then, so…

It’s an election year and Democrats are, as usual, outbidding Republicans with unlimited giveaways to the masses. But how will they finance this when the national debt tops $35 trillion and federal spending is projected to exceed revenues by $2 trillion this fiscal year? By “soaking the rich,” of course. The Kamala Harris and Tim…

Amendment G: Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans Recommendation: Yes Yay, vets. Amendment H: Judicial Discipline Procedures Recommendation: Yes Creates an independent board to judge judges on unethical conduct. Amendment I: Constitutional Bail Exception for First Degree Murder Recommendation: Yes The repeal of the death penalty by the state legislature in 2020 inadvertently made persons…