The “newcomers,” as progressives have dubbed them, know Colorado has become a sanctuary. Try as our politicians might to deny our state’s sanctuary status, the label has stuck because it fits.

As Lord of the Rings locations go, very few can convey the beauty, intricacy, tranquility, history, and otherworldliness of Tolkien’s elves quite like the House of Elrond at Rivendell – and 2023’s ...