John Brooks

The Red Flag Law – An Analysis I’ve been going after the Arapahoe Sheriff and his corruption and ineptitude for the last few weeks (those of you that know my blog site has seen the 9-part series thus far, including…

What Made Boulder Great?  Actually, A “Violet” Dose of Capitalism Having grown up in Boulder, Colorado, I (and most of my old friends around me) have seen Boulder change substantially over the decades.  Boulder, throughout the later 60s, 70s, and…

Doing the math:  Electoral College or Popular Vote My last posts on the electoral college value sparked a good debate with some of my friends on social media.  Most agreed with the reasoning:  The college serves (among other things) to…

The Electoral College and the false theory of “majority” choice For those that have not studied the US Constitution and the associated articles, the Bill of Rights, and the Amendments, while not an exciting read it is an enlightening one. …

The government shutdown and the fight over the border wall funding is an interesting topic to take up for the day.  On the surface, it seems the driving force to not appropriate funding is the attitude to do anything and…

Let’s have a healthy discussion about something.  Every time I turn around the “racism” card is played, and it’s actually quite confusing to me, so I wanted to understand tangible talking points on both sides.  When I posted this on…

I just saw a 5 min speech from Maxine Waters (D-CA), who talked about a version of historical facts that just simply don’t add up; and half way through it she said that she will be the upcoming chairwomen of…

Well, it’s always good to dream, but achievement has to be grounded in reality.  Goals are necessary for us to advance…the path can be tough, but that makes us stronger when we get there.  I’ve always told my family that…