Tisha Casida

Independent candidate for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. Entrepreneur and advocate for individual sovereignty, property rights, food freedom, and constitutional government at the local and state level.

Improve Regulation with Localism and Competition

Often the issue of “regulation” is implicitly framed as “people who want no regulations” versus “people who want copious amounts of regulations,” but there is a very large middle-ground where

By Tisha Casida

/ August 5, 2012

Improve Regulation with Localism and Competition

Shootings Highlight Mental Health Policy, Not Just Guns

As a Coloradan, I am heartbroken over the massacre that took place at Century 16 in Aurora. It is senseless, as are so many things. When a violent action takes

By Tisha Casida

/ July 22, 2012

Shootings Highlight Mental Health Policy, Not Just Guns

Is Public Opinion Really the Public's Opinion?

There are approximately 307 million Americans living in the United States of America, and we can gauge the ‘public opinion’ of most of them. Or can we? We talk about

By Tisha Casida

/ July 17, 2012

Is Public Opinion Really the Public's Opinion?

Colorado Voters Have a Vibrant Independent Streak

Colorado is leading the way concerning several policies, and may eventually be a good model for other states for how to take divisive issues and hold positive and creative dialogue

By Tisha Casida

/ July 10, 2012

Colorado Voters Have a Vibrant Independent Streak

Some Americans Cannot Afford the Affordable Care Act

The base word “tax” comes from Greek and means “arrangement” or “order.” The Supreme Court recently ruled that the federal government has the power to enforce the penalties in the

By Tisha Casida

/ July 5, 2012

Some Americans Cannot Afford the Affordable Care Act

Iron Lady? Angela Merkel Faces Criticism for Austerity Measures

Politics can be a strange science. This last week, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany was called “the most dangerous German leader since Hitler” for her “austerity measures” (making a budget

By Tisha Casida

/ June 27, 2012

Iron Lady? Angela Merkel Faces Criticism for Austerity Measures

Google Report: The End of Free Speech?

I know that Google is keeping a record of your searches and returning individualized results, because my searches are different than my colleagues. And after I make my search, promotional

By Tisha Casida

/ June 20, 2012

Who Is the Biggest Loser? A Look at Washington DC's Frivolous Fiscal Policy

Looking at Twitter today, I saw that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is actually on Twitter. And I guess I knew that already, except that I really got

By Tisha Casida

/ June 12, 2012

Who Is the Biggest Loser? A Look at Washington DC's Frivolous Fiscal Policy

Colorado: Aurora Police Stop and Handcuff Every Adult at Street Intersection to Find Robber

This week, upon suspecting a robber to be in an area by an intersection, the Aurora police barricaded the area and stopped every single car to search it. While they

By Tisha Casida

/ June 6, 2012

Colorado: Aurora Police Stop and Handcuff Every Adult at Street Intersection to Find Robber

Why More Independents Like You Should Run for Office

At this moment, Independents have the opportunity to reach hundreds, even thousands of people with a message – that you can do something and are just as capable as the people

By Tisha Casida

/ May 29, 2012

Why More Independents Like You Should Run for Office

A Unique Election Year Brings Out More Independent Thinking

Candidates are stepping up across the country to fill a void for voters – the void is where the Republican and Democratic parties have become so overwhelmingly ‘controlled’ by people who

By Tisha Casida

/ May 23, 2012

A Unique Election Year Brings Out More Independent Thinking

Solve Partisan Gridlock by Leaving More Decisions to Individuals and Local Communities

Every election season, American voters behold the clamor between Republican and Democratic candidates over what they will or will not do in office. The winners then go to Washington DC

By Tisha Casida

/ May 18, 2012

Solve Partisan Gridlock by Leaving More Decisions to Individuals and Local Communities