Tim Jackson from the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association and Jim Fynes, VP of Long Ford Denver, will appear on the next Independent Thinking to discuss the issues surrounding the auto bailout. They also will talk about how things have changed since last December in the auto industry, and discuss how Colorado has been effected through the dealership closings. Tune in this Friday night at 8:30 p.m. on KBDI Channel 12; repeated the following Tuesday evening at 5 p.m.

What does nannyism cost in terms of money and lack of individual freedom?  On Independent Thinking, a round table of anti-nannyists convene to discuss this very question. Joining me will be Radley Balko of Reason Magazine, David Martosko from the Center for Consumer Freedom, Denver Post columnist David Harsanyi and local anti-nannyist activist Andrew Boucher.  Tune in this Friday night at 8:30 p.m. to KBDI Channel 12; repeated the following Tuesday evening at 5 p.m.

Pro-Tint Window (14th and Wadsworth) owners and couple of 25 years Galen Foster and Kim Snyder check in with me again on last weeks episode of Independent Thinking. We wanted them to come on and discuss the latest developments in their struggle to keep their home and business. In case you haven’t been following this tragic case – what I like to call Colorado’s Kelo case – you can check out the first interview we did with them over a year ago when this process was just beginning. Subsequently, they have been entangled in a legal battle with RTD over their home for two years now. This was one of the most emotional, tear-jerking, unforgettable shows I have ever done.  Forget the economic cost of fighting eminent domain, listen to the heart-wrenching human cost of fighting for a house that’s always been yours. As Kim says at the end, “we have Boardwalk, and they want it.”

Below is a condensed, 8 minute version of the show we did.  Please help me get the word out on this amazing couple and their struggle to keep their piece of the American dream.

Is there any recourse for property owners caught in the path of FasTracks? Property rights attorney Robert Hoban, Jessica Corry of the Independence Institute, and the owners of Pro-Tint Windows Kim Snyder and Galen Foster join me to detail RTD’s handling of property owners and abuse of eminent domain.  Tune in this Friday night at 8:30 p.m. to KBDI Channel 12, Fridays; repeated the following Tuesday at 5 pm.

What is the Electoral College and why do some people want to do away with it? In a one-on-one interview, Independent Thinking host Jon Caldara, and author (of this great book) / attorney Tara Ross explain this little understood, but very important principle of our constitutional republic. Tune in this Friday night at 8:30 p.m. to KBDI Channel 12; repeated the following Tuesday at 5 pm.

The rhetoric surrounding today’s economic climate is frighting. Americans are bombarded with news of “the worst economy since the Great Depression.” Problem is, much of what Americans know about the Great Depression is simply wrong; for example, President Franklin Roosevelt’s policies stimulated the economy. In truth, Roosevelt’s policies needlessly prolonged the financial pain. Larry Reed president of the Foundation for Economic Education and author of Great Myths of the Great Depression joins guest host Jessica Corry to enlighten us on what we don’t know about the most difficult economic decade in modern history. Tune tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. to KBDI Channel 12; repeated the following Tuesday evening at 5 p.m.

Public or Private?  Right or privilege? Those are the vogue questions these days as more and more government creeps into the health care of Americans. Independent Thinking host Jon Caldara sits down with two State Representatives, Spencer Swalm (R-Centennial)  and Jim Riesberg (D-Greeley), to discuss the pros and cons of a public health system and the state of Colorado health care at the end of the 2009 legislative session. Tune in this Friday night at 8:30 p.m. on KBDI Channel 12; repeated the following Tuesday evening at 5 p.m.

TARP. Stress Tests. Bankruptcies and bailouts. We’ve heard plenty about the national financial services meltdown, but how are Colorado banks involved and what impact is it having on our economy? On Independent Thinking I discuss the state of banking in Colorado with Don Childers, CEO of the Colorado Bankers Association, and Al Lewis, business columnist with the Denver Post. Tune in this Friday night at 8:30 p.m. on KBDI Channel 12; repeated the following Tuesday evening at 5 p.m.

The legislative session is over. How did your civil liberties fare? How about your wallet? Unions? Transparency? Education? Transportation? Lynn Bartels of The Denver Post and Patty Calhoun of Westword join me on Independent Thinking to discuss who and what were the winners and losers of the 2009 legislative session. That’s this Friday night at 8:30 p.m. on KBDI Channel 12; repeated the following Tuesday evening at 5 p.m

The recently passed “Health Care Affordability Act” is anything but. How will this tax on hospital patients, which forbids transparency and dramatically expands Medicaid, affect Coloradans? Colorado State Senator Greg Brophy and Director of the Health Care Policy Center at Independence Institute Linda Gorman join me to discuss the secret sick tax. We invited supporters of the bill – sponsors from both the senate and the house, Colorado Citizens for Coverage and Denver Health to join in the debate; but they declined. Tune in to Independent Thinking this Friday night at 8:30 p.m. on KBDI channel 12; repeated the following Tuesday evening at 5 p.m.