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Today’s show · September 11, 2026

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The Kim Monson Show, September 11, 2026: Travis Morrell and Teddy Collins

We have a duty as a society to protect our children. Dr. Travis Morrell discusses the three Protect Kids Colorado questions on our November 2026 Colorado ballot: that biological boys compete in boys sports and biological girls compete in girls sports, that there be no transgender surgeries on children, and that an individual who sells a child for sex goes to jail for life. We'll highlight Grand Lake's U.S. Constitution Week. Plus Teddy Collins with Spartan Defense regarding our Second Amendment rights.

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The death of moral agency

Opinion

The death of moral agency

Michael A. Hancock argues that a politics of victimhood, by treating circumstances as destiny, strips people of the responsibility that gives them dignity.

This Week's Shows

Sep 6 - 11, 2026
Sun America's Veterans Stories 9/6

America's Veterans Stories rebroadcasts Kim's conversation with Dr. Walt Larimore about his father, Phil Larimore. Growing up in 1930s Memphis, Tennessee, Phil Larimore was the ultimate Boy Scout, able to read maps, use a compass, and traverse wild swamps and desolate canyons, and his other great skill was riding horses. After landing on the Anzio beachhead in February 1944, he was put in charge of an Ammunition Pioneer Platoon in the 3rd Infantry Division, whose job was to deliver ammunition to the frontline foxholes. Walt Larimore tells his father's story as he wrote it in his book At First Light.

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Mon The Kim Monson Show 9/7

Lafayette at Yorktown, the Labor Day Case for Entrepreneurs, and Colorado’s Improved Auto Theft Ranking

Living historian Mark Schneider on the Marquis de Lafayette and Discovery Institute senior fellow Scott Powell on the meaning of Labor Day. September 7, 2026.

Mark Schneider Roger Mangan Scott Powell Payton Waggoner
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Tue The Kim Monson Show 9/8

Proposition 108 in Federal Court and the Bonus Depreciation Driving Data Centers

Constitutional scholar Rob Natelson says Proposition 108 lets non-party members pick a nominee, and a federal judge invalidated part of it. September 8, 2026.

Jesse Lind Hakeem Anwar Jon Boesen Rob Natelson
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Wed The Kim Monson Show 9/9

Proposition 137 Would Send $83.1 Million to Great Outdoors Colorado and $40 Million On to Parks and Wildlife

Engaged citizen Mike Rawluk traces Proposition 137's $83.1 million to Great Outdoors Colorado and $40 million of it on to Parks and Wildlife. September 9,…

Carlton Jones Mike Rawluk Lorne Levy Trent Loos
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Thu The Kim Monson Show 9/10

Colorado Requires No License or Inspection for Abortion Facilities

Retired OB-GYN Dr. Catherine Wheeler and Sarah Neely of Operation Rescue say Colorado exempts abortion clinics from state licensure. September 10, 2026.

Mark Ericksen Virginia Macha Karen Levine Catherine Wheeler SNSarah Neely Molly Lamar
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Fri The Kim Monson Show 9/11

The Kim Monson Show, September 11, 2026: Travis Morrell and Teddy Collins

We have a duty as a society to protect our children. Dr. Travis Morrell discusses the three Protect Kids Colorado questions on our November 2026…

Travis Morrell Teddy Collins
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“Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act.”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Abomination

A noun meaning abhorrence or disgust; a thing that causes abhorrence or disgust; or the feeling of extreme disgust, hatred, abhorrence, detestation and loathing.

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US Constitution Week

The 15th annual US Constitution Week runs September 14 through 20 in Grand Lake, the premier Constitution Week celebration in America. Professor Rob Natelson opens the week Monday, Allen Thomas speaks Wednesday the 16th on the lost art of constitutional persuasion, and Kim Monson emcees the Saturday festivities. Most events are free and open to the public.

September 14 to 20 · Grand Lake Center, 301 Marina Drive, Grand Lake, Colorado

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Constitution Week Parade and Town Park Festivities

Kim Monson is master of ceremonies for the Saturday festivities at the 15th annual US Constitution Week. The parade runs down Grand Avenue at 10:00 am, Town Park festivities begin at 11:00 am, and keynote speaker Jeffrey Rosen discusses the pursuit of happiness and America at 250 at 12:30 pm. Fireworks over Grand Lake close the day.

Saturday, September 19 · 10:00 AM · Town Square, 1025 Grand Ave, Grand Lake, Colorado

The Federalist Papers · Class 8

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