en-us Independence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Jon Caldara Independence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Independence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank http://www.ivoices.org Webmaster@i2i.org (Editor) Copyright 2006 Independence Institute Webmaster@i2i.org (webmaster) no Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:13:30 GMT http://www.ivoices.org/images/i2iprintlogo.jpg http://www.ivoices.org independence institute, libertarian, libertarianism, free markets, capitalism Copyright 2006 Independence Instituteindependence institute, libertarian, libertarianism, free markets, capitalismPoliticswebmaster@i2i.orgJon Caldara Students today are up to their eyeballs in debt. College loans can easily surpass the 6-figure mark and can take a lifetime to pay off. Who is to blame for this situation? Is it the greedy private colleges? Is it Congress? Is it just plain old politics as usual? Professor Rob Natelson weighs in on the student loan mess with Justin Longo Wed, May 16, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 23:48 Rob Natelson, Justin Longo webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) student, loan, crisis, debt, college, university, subsidies, congress noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Dave Kopel sits down to discuss chapter 3 titled, "The Colonies and the Revolution." Dave explains firearms law, gun control, and mandates in the Colonies leading up to the Revolution and also, what events directly contributed to the fighting that began in 1775. Thurs, May 09, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 44:37 Dave Kopel webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) firearms, law, second, amendment, colonies, revolution, american, british, kopel noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Tim Farmer, membership director for the Professional Association of Colorado Educators (PACE), explains the case for House Bill 1333 and how it was killed by a Democratic-controlled state senate committee. In particular, he highlights the weakness of arguments used against allowing educators to make union or professional membership choices on a month-to-month basis and what can be done going forward to expand teacher options. Tues, May 07, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 09:38 Ben DeGrow webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) colorado, teachers, union, pace, tim farmer, cea, nea noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Karin Piper, a Douglas County mom and the founder and executive director of Parent Led Reform (PLR), explains the vision of broad educational choice that unites the growing network of parents. In its early stages, PLR already has effectively taken on several school-related issues at the state and local level. Thurs, May 03, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 08:54 Ben DeGrow webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) parents, teachers, students, colorado, reform, union, degrow noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Fiscal Policy Center director Penn Pfiffner sits down with Rich States, Poor States co-author Jonathan Williams of ALEC. They discuss how the rankings shake out this year and what can help move a state up in the rankings, and what causes states to fall down the rankings. Tue, May 01, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 15:59 Penn Pfiffner webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) rich, states, poor, alec, fiscal, tax, policy, spending, colorado, rankings noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank SB 178 seeks to increase Colorado's renewable energy mandate from a nominal 30% to a real 30% by getting rid of the multiplier effect. Listen to Amy Oliver explain the ill effects of increasing the costs of energy in Colorado once again and who wins and loses if SB 178 passes. Mon, April 30, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 12:11 Amy Oliver, Justin Longo webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) renewable, energy, mandate, colorado, black hills, xcel, consumers, coal, solar, wind noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Branson School Online elementary teacher Christina Narayan talks about her experience as one of 300 Colorado participants at an NBC televised Teacher Town Hall in Denver on April 15. She shares the perspective of a full-time online teacher, explaining the power of technology to enhance parental choice and promote innovative solutions in education. Tue, April 24, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 11:12 Ben DeGrow webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) colorado, education, teacher, public, school, online, students, denver noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Some contend that the Founders frowned upon the courts striking down laws as unconstitutional. Some believe that the process of judicial review started with Chief Justice Marshall's decision in Marbury v. Madison. Professor Rob Natelson explains the rich history of judicial review and what the Founders really thought about it. Fri, April 20, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 11:12 Rob Natelson, Justin webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) founders, founding, constitution, george mason, judicial review, marbury, madison, chief justice, john marshall, natelson noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank In the second podcast of the series, co-author Dave Kopel expounds on Chapter 2 of his law book. Chapter 2 focuses on the antecedents of the Second Amendment, starting before 500 BC in the Far East and going all the way to our founding fathers. Mon, April 16, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 42:16 Dave Kopel, Justin Longo webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) second amendment, firearms, gun, rights, kopel, legislation, arms, founders noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank University of Colorado at Colorado Springs professor and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Dr. Marcus Winters discusses the major themes of his new book Teachers Matter. Learn what research has to say about how Colorado and other states should identify, promote and reward effective teachers. Mon, April 16, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 14:50 Ben DeGrow webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) teachers, matter, education, colorado, school, system, marcus winters, degrow noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank This is the first of a series of interviews with co-author Dave Kopel of "Firearms Law and the Second Amendment," a law school textbook. In this interview, we discuss chapter 1 with Dave and why this textbook, despite intended for law students and professors, can also be useful for curious lay people who want to know more about firearms law, history, Second Amendment, and self-defense issues. Wed, April 4, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 35:23 Dave Kopel, Justin Longo webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) firearms, self defense, gun, rights, rifle, law, school, dave kopel noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank A number of policy obstacles stand in the way of Colorado having the kind of flexible and student-centered system that accommodates choice and innovation through the effective use of new technologies. Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno and the Donnell-Kay Foundation's director of special projects Matt Samelson join senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow to discuss how Colorado online education leaders came together in support of key innovative ideas featured in the newly-released issue backgrounder "The Future of Colorado Digital Learning: Crafting a Policy Roadmap for Reform." Tue, March 20, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 20:19 Ben DeGrow webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) digital, learning, colorado, internet, school, teacher, online, student, education noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Energy Policy Center experts Amy Oliver and Michael Sandoval give the low down on the wind production tax credit that is currently up for renewal. We've had this subsidy for about 20 years now, will it continue on? Tue, March 13, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 19:50 Amy Oliver, Michael Sandoval webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) wind, tax, credit, solar, renewable, energy, environment, colorado noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank With all the propaganda out there telling us that we Coloradans are not taxed enough, what is the real story? Where does Colorado stand when we take all our tax burdens together? The answer might surprise you. Mon, March 12, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 07:46 Penn Pfiffner webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) colorado, tax, burden, local, state, federal, taxation, fiscal, policy noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Co-authors of the Independence Institute amicus brief on Obamacare's individual mandate, Rob Natelson and Dave Kopel, explain why the individual mandate found in the health control law is unconstitutional according to founding era history and modern Supreme Court doctrine. Mon, March 12, 2012 22:30:00 GMT 32:40 Rob Natelson, Dave Kopel webmaster@i2i.org (Jon Caldara) amicus, brief, constitution, founding, obamacare, obama, colorado, health, care, individual, mandate, kopel, natelson noColorado's Free Market Think TankIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Jon CaldaranonadultIndependence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank