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Animal Rescue Veteran Says Socialism Cannot Deliver Compassion
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The Star News Network, Approved, Commentary, National

Animal Rescue Veteran Says Socialism Cannot Deliver Compassion

By Meg Weinberger | Commentary, The Star News Network I spent decades working with abused, abandoned, and neglected animals before I ever served in the Florida Legislature, and one thing became obvious very early: good intentions only get you so far. You can want to save every dog that comes through the door. You can have volunteers ready to help. But the food still has to be bought, the veterinarian still has to be paid, and somebody still has to have the room and money to take responsibility for that animal. That is probably why I have so little patience for politicians who treat compassion as something they can claim simply by saying the right things. The Left does this constantly. Socialism is sold almost entirely in moral language. Give government more cont...
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Congressman Gabe Evans Calls for Energy Freedom as Colorado Expands Regulations
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The Washington Times, Approved, Commentary, State

Congressman Gabe Evans Calls for Energy Freedom as Colorado Expands Regulations

By U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo. | Commentary, The Washington Times OPINION: Colorado’s Eighth District has an energy advantage most states envy. Weld County, in the northern part of my district, is the fourth-largest energy-producing county in the nation, producing 82% of Colorado’s oil and 56% of its natural gas. We are also home to major wind, solar and emerging technologies. We have the resources and workforce to produce more American energy than ever before. Yet Denver Democrats are determined to squander that advantage. For years, one-party rule at the State Capitol has pursued an energy agenda designed to force Colorado away from oil and natural gas — regardless of what it costs consumers or means for the reliability of our grid. Now, state ...
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AI regulation and COVID rhyme: Same warnings, same prescription of more government 
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AI regulation and COVID rhyme: Same warnings, same prescription of more government 

By Brian C. Joondeph | Commentary, American Thinker History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes, is a maxim commonly attributed to Mark Twain. COVID and artificial intelligence don’t rhyme in the traditional sense. But listen closely to the political cadence and the similarities become difficult to ignore. Both arrived as potentially existential threats. Both generated remarkably coordinated warnings from politicians, government officials, experts, and industry leaders. And both quickly produced the familiar prescription: We are facing catastrophe, time is running out, and government must act. Image created by ChatGPT The latest AI chorus began rather suddenly. Five days later, Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old researcher who had worked at both OpenAI and Anthropi...
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Trump’s Young Voter Coalition Is Fracturing, Baris Warns Republicans Risk Losing Them
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Trump’s Young Voter Coalition Is Fracturing, Baris Warns Republicans Risk Losing Them

By Rich Baris | Commentary, Real Clear Politics Everything Republicans thought they knew about younger voters who backed them less than two years ago is wrong. Conservative pundits and consultants have had an almost bipolar misunderstanding of these now-disaffected Americans. When President Donald Trump made his historic political comeback in 2024, a slew of right-wing commentators repeated each other’s claims that “Zoomers” were just “more conservative” than previous cohorts. That was news to us, given BIG DATA POLL was met with fierce skepticism leading up to that election, explicitly because we led the industry in identifying trends indicating the president was making significant gains with younger, nonwhite voters. Some of these very same consultants argued&nb...
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Amendment 83 would enshrine Colorado hunting and fishing after 17 attempts to change the law
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Amendment 83 would enshrine Colorado hunting and fishing after 17 attempts to change the law

By Greg Walcher | Commentary, GregWalcher.com The Common Sense Institute (CSI) just published an analysis of the economic impact of hunting and fishing in Colorado, to help inform debate on a November ballot measure called Amendment 83. It would enshrine in the state constitution the right of the people to hunt and fish. As one of the report’s co-authors, I attended a forum where we were asked, “Why not just eliminate hunting and fishing and let nature take over?” Many Coloradans may not fully understand what the absence of hunting and fishing might look like. It is a scenario they do not want. Amendment 83 appears simply to restate existing laws and processes. It would amend the Colorado constitution to make hunting and fishing a right for Colorado’s 874,000 fishing licen...
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Mental health and politics: Does how we interpret adversity shape both?
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Mental health and politics: Does how we interpret adversity shape both?

By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D. | Commentary, Rasmussen Reports Baby boomers grew up in a different mental-health culture. Anxiety, depression, and emotional struggles certainly existed, but they weren’t routine topics of conversation. The prevailing advice was often some variation of “suck it up and keep moving.” That wasn’t necessarily healthy. Genuine psychiatric illness went untreated, and stigma kept many people from seeking help. Fortunately, much of that stigma has disappeared. But has the pendulum swung too far? Today, mental health is everywhere. There are therapists, medications, support groups, Reddit communities, and social-media influencers devoted to virtually every psychiatric diagnosis imaginable. Mental-health terminology has even become part of how some people pub...
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Colorado doctors shouldn’t be conscripted into gender transition surgery
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Wayne's Word, Approved, Commentary, State

Colorado doctors shouldn’t be conscripted into gender transition surgery

By Wayne Laugesen | Commentary, Wayne's Word Colorado will not let a counselor talk. It will force a surgeon to cut. A group of doctors and dentists just filed suit against Colorado in federal court because the state is trying to conscript them. That we need this lawsuit explains how far Colorado has transitioned from obeying federal civil rights protections to thumbing its nose at them. Wayne's Word is a reader-supported publication. To support this work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The Christian Medical & Dental Associations and Button Family Practice in Cañon City say the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act requires medical offices that perform certain surgeries — mastectomies, hysterectomies, and other works of real medicine — to perform those same sur...
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Prop NN asks homeschool families to keep footing the bill for schools they don’t use
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Colorado Home Educators of Colorado, Approved, Commentary, State

Prop NN asks homeschool families to keep footing the bill for schools they don’t use

By Colleen Enos | Commentary, Christian Home Educators of Colorado As Colorado home-educating families tighten their belts, the state relentlessly demands more of their money to fund a public school system that they are not a part of. The kicker is that Colorado also wants to keep their Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) refunds forever. Frequently, when we are trying to solve a problem, the easiest “solution” is to throw more money at it. Then, we all feel good that we have done something and supposedly solved the problem. The issue, however, is that increased funding does not equal excellent or improved student outcomes. The Independence Institute reports that Colorado’s per-pupil funding has risen 27% since 2021, even while student enrollment has declined. But gettin...
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Prop 137 funds the right forest work and the wrong grant programs
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Colorado Accountability Project, Approved, Commentary, State

Prop 137 funds the right forest work and the wrong grant programs

By Cory Gaines | Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project A look at Prop 137, and why I'm opposed.  Prop 137, at least to me, has flown under the radar. I've not heard of it (perhaps I'm not looking in the right spots, but I don't think I've seen much in the mainstream media), and haven't thought to go and look through all the ballot initiatives either. A reader recently sent me a message and it had the opposition website which I link to first below. You are welcome to go and paw through it. It's clear that both the reader and whoever is running that site are firmly against Prop 137. I don't think that I entirely agree in that opposition, more on that soon.The second link below is to the Legislative page for the ballot measure. If you scroll down all the way to...
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Anthony: No border, no law, and no nation to protest in
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Rocky Mountain Voice, Commentary, Top Stories

Anthony: No border, no law, and no nation to protest in

By Tom Anthony | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice I see students did a "walk out" protest at 180 public schools in commencement of the new school year. I myself had perfect attendance in high school up until Senior Ditch Day, but I was paying tuition. The fact it happened at 180 public schools on the same day suggests a slightly better organizational format than when I studied geometry, which indicates either a supremely dedicated student leadership or adult involvement. The walkout was "protesting ICE," or Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the arm of government charged with enforcing immigration law inside the country, from those who slipped past Customs and Border Protection to those who overstayed a visa. During my high school years a number of protests of the Viet...
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