Citizen Leadership

The NFL is generously stocked with forgiven felons, including millionaire wife beaters and dog killers. So how did a clean-living quarterback with deep commitments to charitable service and miraculous last-minute victories become the most controversial player in the league? It’s easy to see why legions of loyalists lavish love on 24-year-old Tim Tebow, who leads his underdog Denver Broncos in Read More ›

Discovery Institute is pleased to invite you to the launch of its new Center on Civic Leadership. The Center connects young leaders with experienced mentors and professionals in the fields of business, education, religion, media and public service. The goal of the center is to develop the next generation of public and private sector leaders, and to do so in Read More ›

This article, published by the Edmonds Patch, mentions Discovery Institute’s Cascadia Center: In 2006, Gov. Christine Gregoire appointed Earling to a six-year term on the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearing Board. Prior to his appointment, he was a senior fellow at the Cascadia Center of the Discovery Institute, where he worked on transportation and regional issues. He left the Read More ›

This article, published by The Spectator, mentions Discovery Institute: Speaking before the Discovery Institute, a public policy think tank, on Friday, Akyol said that the “noble message” of the Quran is one that supports religious freedom. The rest of the article can be found here.

The most disappointing moment in the televised GOP debate two weeks ago in Tampa came when none of the presidential candidates managed to provide a strong, positive answer to an audience question about how Republicans should build support among Hispanic voters. This feeble response ought to worry all conservatives who hope to defeat Barack Obama in next year’s elections. According to exit polls, received 67% Read More ›

Walking is good exercise. Getting a half- hour walk every day is regularly recommended by health professionals, and I have been trying to follow that advice. Most of the time, I just go out for a walk in my neighborhood and follow one of two routines: one, ponder the events of the day and try to think through any current Read More ›

THE GIFT OF REST: REDISCOVERING THE BEAUTY OF THE SABBATH By Sen. Joe Lieberman, with David Klinghoffer Howard Books /Simon & Schuster, $26, 236 pages Reviewed by Michael Medved   If you’ve ever felt the yen to celebrate a Jewish holy day in a festive, traditional style, this marvelous book will enable you to approximate the experience – without calories Read More ›

Why, one might ask, would an aging lawyer living in the Midwest bother to write a column about Bristol Palin? Well, she has recently published a book and been in the news because of it, but the truth is that the public (including me) is interested in her because of her mother, Sarah Palin. I will say, by way of Read More ›