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Mike Littwin's columns on The Colorado Sun

Littwin: Trump wasn’t kidding about testing, and some red-state governors aren’t either

It was great to see Dr. Tony Fauci again. I don’t know about you, but I’ve missed the guy. I know Donald Trump isn’t a big believer in quarantines, but he has apparently been...

Littwin: There are signs of a Great Awakening, but it isn’t as if we...

If I didn’t know better, and, sadly, I do, I’d be tempted to say that we are showing real signs of awakening from our long national nightmare. It’s so easy to get lost in whatever...

Littwin: Neil Gorsuch’s ruling for LGBTQ rights proves that irony is not quite dead

I have long insisted that in the age of Trump, irony has died along with it. But then comes Neil Gorsuch to prove me wrong. In a startling 6-3 decision, with a startling majority opinion written...

Littwin: Could Colorado’s Senate primary become a real race after all?

Here’s a question I never thought I’d ask myself or anyone else: Could Andrew Romanoff possibly upset John Hickenlooper in the U.S. Senate primary? I don’t ask this question lightly, and it’s probably safe to...

Littwin: It’s been a long time coming, but is change really on the way?

There are certain moments in history. Something happens — a handcuffed man screams that he can’t breathe, the cop presses his knee ever more firmly against his neck, and the cop, I swear, looks...

Littwin: Hickenlooper was hit with two violations, but his biggest mistake was blowing off...

Now that Colorado ethics commissioners have found against John Hickenlooper in two of six cases, the question is how bad the political fallout will be for the former governor who is running for the...

Littwin: Do you really think Trump would send Blackhawk helicopters to Colorado?

I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict that Donald Trump, the would-be authoritarian, is not going to send out the troops to police America’s streets. Not yet anyway. Which is not...

Littwin: Tear gas, anger and confusion on the streets of Denver, finger pointing in...

Let’s start with the obvious. People around the nation have gathered in protest of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police — thousands were at the state Capitol on Saturday, many of them lying together...

Littwin: Colorado’s legislature is where you’ll find the real unmasking scandal

It should come as no surprise that the decision to reopen the country — responsibly in the case of some governors, Brian Kemp-like in the case of others — has somehow become less a...

Littwin: Why Cory Gardner’s rebellion ended before it began

It is fair to assume that Cory Gardner — whose name rarely appears without the notation that his Senate seat is in serious jeopardy this November — is growing increasingly worried. And now, as...