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2021 Gilder Fellows Virtual Seminar

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
August 26, 2021}

If you or someone you know would benefit from a better understanding of the intersection of free markets and technology, the ongoing debate about capitalism vs. socialism, how to compassionately care for the homeless or those in poverty, or the best ways to defeat the nihilistic ideology of … » Go

Cultural Marxism and Universal Misery

_{Scott S. Powell
September 21, 2020}

Dr. Scott Powell, Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty, recaps traditional Marxism, describes how cultural Marxism developed, and explores where we stand today in terms of the theory’s being applied to modern social issues. … » Go

Gilder Fellows Virtual Seminar

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
July 23, 2020}

Avoiding Chinese Intellectual Property Theft

_{Scott S. Powell
December 25, 2018}

President Trump may have mastered the “Art of the Deal” in real estate negotiations, but his controversial trade policy with China is stalled over lack of progress in the reduction of tariff trade barriers. The good news unbeknownst to many, is that U.S. businesses can now obtain … » Go

Thanksgiving: The First and Essential American Holiday

_{Scott S. Powell
November 22, 2018}

Many Americans — Christian, Jewish and secular — find Thanksgiving to be their favorite holiday of the year. And for good reason beyond the joy of a feast. Thanksgiving was the first holiday of the Pilgrim forefathers, who spoke of their voyage to the New World in terms of a flight from … » Go

Honoring Veterans on Veterans Day

_{Scott S. Powell
November 8, 2018}

Veteran’s Day had its origin at the end of World War I in 1918, a conflict so horrendous that it was dubbed “the Great War” or “the war to end all wars,” with the United States playing the decisive role in the Allied powers final victory. It was first known as Armistice Day, … » Go

Whether a Con or a Hit Job, Kavanaugh Saga is Telling

_{Scott S. Powell
October 12, 2018}

Was Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony against Judge Brett Kavanaugh a total con job? It had all the earmarks of an 11th hour ambush, facilitated by the irrelevance of the lack of corroborating evidence, a predictable presumption of guilt ginned up by a media that feeds … » Go

Making American Intellectual Property Great Again

_{Discovery Institute
July 5, 2017}

A deteriorating intellectual property regime in the U.S. has been quietly unfolding over the last decade and has contributed to the declining standard of living for middle class Americans, the stagnant economy, and the outsourcing of high-tech manufacturing. The Great Recession of 2008 … » Go

The 5,000-Year Government Debt Bubble

_{Scott S. Powell
September 8, 2016}

This article is the unedited version of Scott Powell’s September 8, 2016 Wall Street Journal letter to the editor. In his article, “The 5,000-Year Government Debt Bubble” assistant editor James Freeman’s observation that Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s “tool kit is already crowded,” … » Go

Orlando Massacre Can Be A Turning Point In The War On Terror

_{Scott S. Powell
June 16, 2016}

Within 24 hours of the nightclub massacre in Orlando committed by Islamist terrorist Omar Mateen, reports came out that the perpetrator had been a person of interest known by the FBI. In 2013 Mateen was interviewed twice by the FBI after he had made inflammatory comments to workplace colleagues … » Go

Beyond Partisanship — Why Clinton is Unfit For Commander in Chief

_{Discovery Institute
February 10, 2016}

Writing at Investor’s Business Daily Discovery Institute senior fellow, economist Scott Powell, weighs in on the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. Obsession with the extent and legal culpability of Hillary Clinton in her handling of classified information as secretary of state … » Go

Federal Reserve Needs To Normalize Interest Rates In 2015

_{Discovery Institute
February 3, 2015}

Dodd-Frank reform priorities were to increase transparency, decrease risk and protect the taxpayer from too-big-to-fail banks. None of those imperatives has been accomplished. But five years later, the legacy of Dodd-Frank has saddled banks and the economy with increased uncertainty and compliance … » Go

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