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Date
Jul072022
July
07
Jul
7
07
2022
Time
17:30:00
Locale
Mercer Island, WA
Venue
Mercer Island Community Center

Rediscovering America

How the National Holidays Tell an Amazing Story About Who We Are

Ever wonder why everyone wants to immigrate to America? Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Scott Powell’s new book Rediscovering America: How the national holidays tell an amazing story about who we are answers that question. Please join us on Thursday, July 7 for a reception and lecture as Powell dives into a history that you have probably never read.

More than an account of people, dates, and events, this book is about the hidden hand of a purposeful historical development where the main actors are colorful characters, participating in an American drama of little known but remarkable events where overcoming incredible odds of failure is more unbelievable and engaging than fiction.

Rediscovering America is for people who seek truth and want to better understand the shared values that make the United States unique so a greater consensus can be found on how to think about our current challenges, their solutions and ways to replace division with more national unity.

When

Thursday, July 7, 2022
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Where

Mercer Island Community Center
8236 SE 24th St
Mercer Island, WA 98040

Register

Contact

Jackson Meyer
jmeyer@discovery.org

Speakers

Scott S. Powell

Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Scott Powell has enjoyed a career split between theory and practice with over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and rainmaker in several industries. He joins the Discovery Institute after having been a fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution for six years and serving as a managing partner at a consulting firm, RemingtonRand. His research and writing has resulted in over 250 published articles on economics, business and regulation. Scott Powell graduated from the University of Chicago with honors (B.A. and M.A.) and received his Ph.D. in political and economic theory from Boston University in 1987, writing his dissertation on the determinants of entrepreneurial activity and economic growth.