Hal Bidlack

My regular readers will recall I often refer to my regular reader, Jeff. As it happens, Jeff is a real person and one of my very closest friends. He’s an

Back in 2001, when I neared the end of a tour teaching political science at the Air Force Academy, I found what looked like an interesting next assignment as a

It is very, very tempting to write column after column trying to help people understand what a true clear and present danger Donald Trump is to the United States. And

Over the past few months, I've often written about the bizarre and convoluted goings on in Colorado Republican Party.

Back in 1787 when the Founders were gathered in Philadelphia and were setting about the business of creating an entirely new form of governance, several things were clear to them, or at least they

Well, it is Election Day, and I know what that means for most of us: the end of the endless commercials by candidates and advertisements for or against various propositions.

As you may know, if you are of a certain age and musical temperament, my old friend John Denver had a song called "I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado." It's a sad song, about a guy who lives in New York City and longs for the open spaces, mountains and vistas of our state.

Well, though things on the national level turned out very poorly, and, frankly, potentially dangerously, I remain pleased to live in Colorado.

As is so often the case, there are far too many interesting stories in Colorado Politics for me to focus on just one report. And so, with your kind indulgence,

Hal Bidlack I'm very tempted to wax on in great detail about the clown car of candidates the president elect has chosen for his cabinet.