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Citizen Leadership

Chapman Center for Citizen Leadership
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Bruce Chapman
December 14, 2019
Citizen Leadership

Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them

Bruce Chapman
December 14, 2019
Citizen Leadership
When frustrated by election results, it’s useful to remember why it’s hard to live with politicians but even harder to live without them. Bruce K. Chapman’s Politicians: The Worst Kind of People to Run the Government, Except for All the Others offers warm wit seasoned with some sharp-edged anecdotes. He reminds us that “a good political life, in the spirit of the Constitution, aims at a ‘more perfect union,’ not a perfect one.” Read More ›
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Scott S. Powell
November 23, 2019
Citizen Leadership

Is America on a Slippery Slope Toward Becoming a Banana Republic?

Scott S. Powell
November 23, 2019
Citizen Leadership
Who would have ever thought the United States could lose its way and find itself on a slippery slope to becoming a banana republic in which political power is typically determined by coups rather than elections? But it appears many in the Democratic Party are willing to go down this road and risk the nation’s continuity and stability in a desperate effort to regain power and control. Since there is simply no greater crime against the United States, its Constitution and its people than subverting the government that is duly elected by the people, Americans need to clearly remind Washington that the legitimacy of our government comes exclusively from the people. Think about it... why should Democrats in Congress be ignoring their legislative responsibilities and wasting their time and the nation’s scarce resources with impeachment proceedings less than a year away from the next presidential election? And why would Democrats think impeachment a wise course to follow, particularly after putting the country through nearly two years of the Mueller investigation? Read More ›
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Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash.
Bruce Chapman
October 24, 2019
Citizen Leadership

Dreading the Coming Gloom? Blame Congress For Not Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent

Bruce Chapman
October 24, 2019
Citizen Leadership
It’s already too late to fix the clock this year. Congress has failed to pass legislation to allow states to stay on permanent daylight saving time. On Nov. 3, we return to tiresome old Standard Time. Some people like that, but most don’t. Last spring the cause of permanent daylight saving time seemed bright. State after state asked Congress for permission to enact the change. California voters in a November, 2018, referendum supported it 60% to 40%. Floridians, led by Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott and House Rep. Vern Buchanan, were enthusiastic. Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Patty Murray of Washington joined Rubio to co-sponsor the Sunshine Protection Act of 2019. “Making Daylight Saving Time permanent is O.K. with me!” tweeted President Donald Trump. Read More ›
Scott S. Powell
October 21, 2019
Citizen Leadership

Like Him or Not, Trump is Uniquely Suited for Such a Time as This

Scott S. Powell
October 21, 2019
Citizen Leadership
With the constant drumbeat from the mainstream media, Democrats now hope that the whirlwind in Washington of the so-called impeachment investigation will spread so much smoke that people won’t be able to see what’s going on, except to subliminally conclude that with all that smoke around Donald Trump, there must be a fire, and that it’ll die down with his removal from office. Read More ›
Discovery Institute
September 20, 2019
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute

6th Annual Chapman Center for Citizen Leadership Benefit Luncheon

Discovery Institute
September 20, 2019
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute
We invite you to join friends and supporters of Discovery Institute at 12 PM on Wednesday, November 6 for the 6th annual luncheon to benefit Discovery Institute’s Chapman Center for Citizen Leadership. The luncheon will feature a keynote by author, futurist, and publisher of Forbes magazine Rich Karlgaard. Read More ›
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Bruce Chapman
June 26, 2019
Citizen Leadership

We Need to Bring Back Real Debates in America

Bruce Chapman
June 26, 2019
Citizen Leadership
The televised Democratic presidential sound byte pageants will not be true debates by any realistic standard. They are reminiscent of the 2016 Republican primaries that started with 16 candidates preening on a platform and enduring “gotcha” questions by reporters/moderators trying to get themselves into the news story. Until the nominee field narrows, these shows are almost a parody of real debates in the Lincoln-Douglas or Oxford Union manner. That’s too bad. We need to bring back real debates in America, and not just among candidates. Name the issue (climate change, foreign interference in our elections, abortion, immigration, tariffs, privacy online, the future of artificial intelligence, the meaning of “free speech,” whatever): Americans are badly divided. Since media and politicians often operate in inward-looking communities, they tend to ignore or distort views that differ from their own. In this environment, mere calls for greater civility don’t work. What can work is facing issues straight on and together. Read More ›
John Wohlstetter
May 29, 2019
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute, Foreign Policy

Springtime for Israel

John Wohlstetter
May 29, 2019
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute, Foreign Policy

Please join us on Thursday, June 20 for a captivating discussion on the current state of Middle East geopolitics, as Israel prepares for a new election, and how it will affect the United States with Discovery Senior Fellow and foreign policy expert John Wohlstetter. President Trump’s first year saw the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Six-Day War–and also of the Read More ›

Chapman Center
April 9, 2019
Citizen Leadership

Ronald Reagan’s ‘Hidden Political Mentor’

Chapman Center
April 9, 2019
Citizen Leadership

This event is presented by Town Hall and University Book Store. You can register at the Town Hall Seattle website. In the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, historian Gene Kopelson offers a look back at the power of political mentorship, campaign persona, and what factors lead to victory in an election. Reagan’s 1968 Dress Rehearsal: Ike, RFK, and Reagan’s Read More ›

Benji Backer on Fox News
Discovery Institute
March 8, 2019
Citizen Leadership

Watch: 2018 Chapman Fellow Benji Backer Appears on Fox News to Discuss the Flaws of the Green New Deal

Discovery Institute
March 8, 2019
Citizen Leadership
President of the American Conservation Coalition and Chapman Fellowship alum Benji Backer joins Todd Starnes on Fox Nation to discuss the flaws of the proposed "Green New Deal" as well as the need for more conservatives to act on environmental issues. Read More ›