Denver's business climate has certainly changed and not for the better.

Let's get a viewpoint from the left of what needs to be done from writer Erik Clarke.

My son has down syndrome and I worry about his future. Where will he live? Who will care for him? What kind of work can he do?

Fortunately, the Daniels Fund has been worrying about how to help the intellectually disabled like my son. Peter Droege explains.

I never thought the wild west state of Colorado would lead the nation in gun control. Isn't that California or Massachusetts job? Ray Elliott of the Colorado State Shooting association explains how it happened.

So all the snow falls in Colorado, but we have to give the water to California.

You can't fight city hall. Well, Brandon Wark of Free State Colorado thinks otherwise. Citizen activism works, and he can prove it.

The rumors are true, there is life outside of the Denver Boulder corridor. For the folks down south in places like Pueblo, Colorado's war on energy, well, it's destroying their lives. Sara Blackhurst from Action Colorado explains in detail.

Yes, we're losing liberty in the United States and in Colorado, but by comparison to the rest of the world, we're still the gold standard. Brad Lips of the Atlas Network explains that lack of freedom is more the world standard and thus we need to fight to preserve what we have here.

In this conversation, political scientist Lindsey Cormack discusses why America’s civic knowledge crisis may be deeper than most people realize. From students not understanding basic government concepts like federalism, primaries, or even the three branches of government, to broader concerns about self-governance, voter participation, and the growing disconnect between citizens and civic responsibility, the discussion explores what happens when people stop understanding how their own system works. The interview also dives into ranked choice voting, approval voting, local government involvement, the “American experiment,” and why raising informed, engaged citizens may no longer be something schools can handle alone.