Author: Vince Bzdek
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Democratic socialists may be the Blue MAGA | Vince Bzdek
By Vince Bzdek With her upset victory over Congresswoman Diana DeGette, Colorado’s Melat Kiros joins a growing number of Democratic Socialist candidates expected to enter Congress next year, including Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier of New York and Chris Rabb of Pennsylvania. As this new progressive coalition prepares to expand its footprint in Washington,…
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Can you still find paradise? Big Sur on Highway One makes a convincing case
Carmel-by-the-Sea is the kind of place that has a surfing sommelier, storybook cottages, secret courtyards, and a quarter moon beach. French hotels turn your sheets down at night and Sea Salt Carmel Caramels appear magically on your pillow. Much of the architecture is hobbit chic, a distinct aesthetic that adds to the fairyland feel of…
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Was Washington a Westerner at heart? | Vince Bzdek
As we gear up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country this week, I’ve been eager to learn more about our foundational founder, George Washington. If a country, like an organization, directly reflects its principal leader and his or her values, we are all in many ways descendants of President George Washington’s vision and…
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Rep. Jeff Crank thinks Democrats are too focused on Trump, not enough on Colorado Springs | Vince Bzdek
For U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank, who’s unopposed in the Republican primary for the 5th Congressional District but the main target of both candidates in the lively Democratic primary, the big question in the midterms is not who will stand up to President Donald Trump best. “The question, and I think this will be one in…
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Should autonomous weapons be allowed to kill? | Vince Bzdek
DECK: The pros and cons of automating war The practice of war entered a whole new era last week when the U.S. Navy used an autonomous Corsair sea drone to find and rescue two soldiers after their helicopter crashed in the Strait of Hormuz. It is the first publicly known instance of an unmanned vessel…
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A tale of two debates | Vince Bzdek
Ballots go out Monday as the June 30 state primary elections bear down on us. As a result, it is suddenly the season of proliferating political debates, and there have been some doozies already. I had the chance to see two very different debates in the last week, and comparing and contrasting them speaks volumes about the…
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Founding documents reconnect us to our shared American roots – and rebelliousness | Vince Bzdek
When you first lay eyes on the actual founding documents of our country that, for the first time in history, have traveled together from their gilded cages in Washington to visit us out here in the hinterlands, you’re struck not by their brilliance but their humanness. The original copy of the Bill of Rights brought…
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Be The People campaign hopes to reignite American spirit | Vince Bzdek
“If we want to be We the People, then we need to Be the People.” That’s the battle cry of a collection of more than 50 of the most prominent philanthropic organizations and donors in the country, who are launching a new national campaign this summer to revitalize citizenship. The campaign is called Be The…
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Band of tech entrepreneurs sounds alarm on Colorado’s business climate | Vince Bzdek
By Vince Bzdek It’s really not a headline you want to see in the national press: “Entrepreneurs Flocked to Colorado. Now Red Tape Is Driving Some Away” warned a recent Wall Street Journal article. “A vocal band of Colorado software engineers and venture capitalists,” wrote the author, “are increasingly grumbling that their tech haven in…
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There’s a radical new trend in pop culture: wholesomeness | Vince Bzdek
By Vince Bzdek I’m seeing a lot of signs lately of a real unhappiness with our national unhappiness, of a hunger for a return to a little wholesomeness. Take pop culture for instance, always a good barometer of the nation’s mood. My wife and I went and saw comedian Nate Bargatze during a recent stop…