Chapman’s News & Ideas

^{Discovery Institute
August 21, 2024
American Politics}

Watch: John Wohlstetter Explores U.S. Presidential Succession

_{Discovery Institute
August 21, 2024
American Politics}

Discovery Institute Senior Fellow John Wohlstetter examines U.S. presidential succession, including historical precedents, legal and constitutional issues (including the 25th Amendment), what-if scenarios, and recommendations for how the succession process could be improved. Read More ›

^{George Gilder and Richard Vigilante
August 7, 2024
Foreign Policy, Technology & Democracy}

Israel: Leader of the Free World

_{George Gilder and Richard Vigilante
August 7, 2024
Foreign Policy, Technology & Democracy}

For eight decades after the end of World War Two, America's proudest title was "Leader of the Free World." Today, that title properly belongs to Israel both on grounds of practical leadership and grasp of what it means to be a free people. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
July 26, 2024
Foreign Policy, Technology & Democracy}

An Interview with George Gilder Asks, Can You Pass the Israel Test?

_{Discovery Institute
July 26, 2024
Foreign Policy, Technology & Democracy}

In The Israel Test, newly revised and republished by Encounter Books, George Gilder answers the antisemites, and explains the meaning of Israel as the most economically dynamic, democratic and pro-Western state in the Middle East—and a crucial US economic and defense ally. Bruce Chapman and George Gilder discuss. Read More ›

Emergency rally for Palestine

Palestinian lead rally taken place in light of the recent ongoing escalating events between taking place in Gaza and Israel during the beginning of May 2021. Rally date:

^{Bruce Chapman, Jim Brooke
July 12, 2024
Foreign Policy}

Jim Brooke Poses Seven Questions to Campus Protestors

_{Bruce Chapman, Jim Brooke
July 12, 2024
Foreign Policy}

Jim Brooke is the brother-in-law of Discovery Senior Fellow George Gilder and one of the best foreign correspondents in the business. His advice to campus protestors is sage and original. That's why I want to share it with you. Read More ›

Podium speaker tribune with USA flags and sign of White House with space for text. Briefing of president of US United States in White House.Politics concept.

^{John Wohlstetter
July 8, 2024
American Politics}

The Summer 2024 Presidential Succession Crisis Explodes

_{John Wohlstetter
July 8, 2024
American Politics}

After Thursday night's presidential debate, one thing is clear: Joe Biden will NOT be nominated at the Democratic Convention. He will be persuaded to announce that he will not run for re-election — a reversion to his 2020 campaign pledge, made to assuage voter concerns about his age, that he would serve as a one-term president. Read More ›

^{John Wohlstetter
July 8, 2024
American Politics}

25th Amendment: Acting President Is Not Being President

_{John Wohlstetter
July 8, 2024
American Politics}

Calls abound for the removal of President Biden over his objection, using the involuntary disability provision, with Vice-President Kamala Harris to then assume the presidency. What the text of Section 4 makes clear, however, is than under that provision, she can be Acting President only. Section 3, covering voluntary disability, provides the same. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
May 3, 2024
Homelessness}

Documentary Hopes to Inspire Nation to Address Homelessness Crisis

_{Bruce Chapman
May 3, 2024
Homelessness}

Last night, a VIP Exclusive screening of the documentary "Americans With No Address" was held in Bellevue, Washington. The documentary stars Billy Baldwin, and features Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Robert Marbut who also served as Executive Producer. Read More ›

Man reading an e-book on the shore of a forest lake at sunset.

^{Bruce Chapman
April 16, 2024
Environment}

Published Today: The Conservative Environmentalist

_{Bruce Chapman
April 16, 2024
Environment}

Published today is Benji Backer's book on how government ties up sound conservation policy in red tape that immobilizes real reform. Benji is a University of Washington grad I was proud to have as a Chapman Fellow at Discovery Institute a few years back. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
March 27, 2024
Economics}

Senator Gramm Punctures Income Inequality

_{Bruce Chapman
March 27, 2024
Economics}

Former Senator Phil Gramm of Texas continues his productive retirement with a superb new book (co-authored by John Early) called The Myth of Income Inequality. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
October 16, 2023
Economics}

Myth and Reality of Israel’s Success

_{Bruce Chapman
October 16, 2023
Economics}

Allysia Finley of the Wall Street Journal does us all a favor in her column, “Our enemies are the CEO’s…Our comrades are in Gaza,” describing the labor Union SEIU units that are seeking to portray Israel’s vital and pathfinding economy as the product capitalism and colonialism. They get the historical facts wrong, she writes, quoting at length from George Gilder. Read More ›