Devil's Advocate

I mean, come on, who hasn't wanted to kick Jeff Hunt right up the backside? I mean, isn't that what that social conservative and 710 KNUS talk show host deserves? Well, that's exactly what he got for attending a mostly peaceful anti Trump rally. Just a little assault.

The US Supreme Court has issued a slew of decisions, what does it mean for Colorado? Constitutional expert Rob Natelson interprets it for us.

Raised in a Colorado Jewish family, Dave Kopel made Boulder his home decades ago. He's noticed the town and the state is growing more hostile to Jews.

Is it possible that Colorado's legislature did not make things worse for consumers of energy this last session? Energy expert Jake Fogleman explains there's still an energy apocalypse coming to the state. Colorado State government is crying poverty again as progressives scheme to destroy our taxpayer Bill of Rights. But is the state really in a budget shortfall? Fiscal analyst Nash Herman answers.

How do a few random posts on social media grow into a machine for political activism? Jessica Fenske's journey started with a few tweets as Forest Mommy.

As we all know, conservatives, especially the young ones, hate the environment and want to pollute it. Not so fast, says Hunter Rivera from the American Conservation Coalition.

How does a conservative college student survive on today's progressive university campus? If she's Joelle Webb, she writes a book to tell her progressive friends why she values what she does.

Veteran Capitol reporter Marianne Goodland is tired of the state legislature dodging Colorado's open meeting laws, and they didn't make things any better this last legislative session.

Helen Raleigh escaped Communist China for the promise of America. She found an America obsessed with racial victim ideology for every minority except, surprisingly, for Asians. What of their history of oppression?

Isn’t the purpose of research in colleges and universities to challenge the status quo, rather than be constrained by it? Robert Maranto, who holds the 21st Century Chair in Leadership at the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, argues that McCarthy-era politics are now taking precedence over honest academic inquiry.

Ted Trimpa is one of the prime architects of the progressive left's takeover of Colorado. When he says they've gone too far, you might want to listen.

In places like Ghana and Kenya, most families cook on an open wood burning fire that pollutes not only their families air, but the planets. How would their lives and the planet's health change if they only had a propane stove? Anne Hyre of the Bettering Human Lives Foundation tells us.

By law, children must go to school, and if parents can't afford a private school or to home school, children must go to government run schools. That makes our children's safety at the school the government's top priority. Our children are in their custody after all. Lindsay Datko of JeffCo Kids First has discovered our kids are anything but safe.

Within six years, Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed 23 anti gun bills into law. His most recent, Senate Bill 3 (SB25-003), creates the country's most restrictive permitting scheme to buy a gun. Second Amendment expert Dave Kopel explains the bleak situation.

The Colorado Legislature exempted themselves from our open meetings laws. Denver's mayor used encrypted messages that self delete. What happened to governmental transparency? Jeff Roberts of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition answers.

What happens when a school district has a process to decide what books should and shouldn't be in the school library? A process that includes the community? Well, they get sued, of course, by the ACLU. Superintendent of the Elizabeth School District, Dan Snowberger is in the eye of this storm.

There is a growing unease inside Colorado's progressive machine. Are the Democrats in power running faster to the left than voters want? Political strategist Deep Singh Badhesha tries to answer.

Is the city of Denver dying? With crime, a high minimum wage and stifling regulations, over 200 restaurants have gone out of business. Andrew Feinstein, proprietor of EXDO, which includes the famous nightclub Tracks, details the situation and what can fix it.

It is still possible for state legislators to have real jobs, you know, working in a factory. Representative Ryan Gonzalez, a freshman, lets us know what it looks like on the inside.

The courts have been very, well, terrible to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. But wait, we have a victory! Tyler Martinez from the National Taxpayers Union explains that he got all this talent because he used to be an intern at the Independence Institute.

New regulations and high demand have caused steak prices to skyrocket. Dr. Chuck Duray shares what it's like to be a rancher in Colorado.

Are Unions pushing back against Colorado Progressives? Public Affairs Editor Jon Murray of the Denver Post discusses the bills being proposed in the 2025 Colorado State Legislature.

Are Coloradans experiencing buyers remorse when it comes to releasing killer wolves into our backcountry? County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf details the reality of dropping foreign apex predators into our ecosystem and the effort to reverse it.

Transparency is a key to government accountability. Often judges have to order that public information become, well, public. How very odd then, that many judges refuse to follow transparency laws themselves. Retired Judge Dennis Maes explains.

Ed Warner is an engineer, scientist, conservationist, and philanthropist. Back in the day, he even used a slide rule. He learned understanding how to measure something isn't just about science.