In an historic vote, two Colorado senators, both Democrats, have been recalled for their support of stricter gun control laws. On Tuesday, Senators Angela Giron of Pueblo and John Morse of Colorado Springs became the first elected officials to be recalled by constituents in Colorado’s 137-year history.  The special elections were held in response to […]

With military action now seeming likely in Syria, one has to ask whether the United States is defined by war. On Wednesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution granting President Obama “limited authority” in launching a military strike on Syria and President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in retaliation for the alleged use of chemical […]

On July 11, 2013, The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced that following a coordinated undercover law enforcement sting called “Operation Wild Web,” Federal and state charges were filed against numerous wildlife traffickers caught illegally selling wildlife and related products online.  The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) aided in the operation. According to IFAW […]

With recent revelations about the government’s widespread surveillance, including PRISM, and Google’s disclosure that they don’t respect individual privacy by routinely subjecting emails to “automated processing,” one has to wonder where all of this is leading. Like George Orwell’s classic 1984, Big Brother is truly watching us:  cameras at almost every street corner, reading emails, […]

A small town in Colorado, which bills itself as the “Home of the World’s First Rodeo,” may soon become home to the first pre-emptive strike against drones. Deer Trail, Colorado, a small town located just off I-70 approximately 55 miles east of Denver may soon be firing “a shot heard round the world” of another […]