Scott S. Powell

Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty

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Without Christmas, There Would Be No United States

As a Christian holiday, Christmas is foundational to America’s original character. It’s affected our founders’ understanding of human nature.
Scott S. Powell
December 23, 2022
As a Christian holiday, Christmas is foundational to America’s original character.

The ‘China Model’ and the WEF

Scott S. Powell
December 7, 2022
For decades Klaus Schwab’s World Economic Forum (WEF) has been recruiting and cultivating corporate and political leaders from all over the world to embrace a vision and plan for a complete social, political, and economic transformation -- a “Great Reset” -- which is nothing short of a communist “New World Order.”

Xi Jinping’s Abrupt Reversal of Fortune Provides a Wake-Up Call and New Direction for America

Scott S. Powell
November 29, 2022
Just a month ago it appeared to many that Communist China was more invincible than ever with Xi Jinping appearing to have tightened his control, securing another extended term at the 20th Party Congress. And while some in the media described his status as “a new Chinese emperor for life” or “Mao Zedong reincarnated,” everything has suddenly changed over the Thanksgiving weekend with China experiencing more widespread anti-government protests than those associated with Tiananmen Square in 1989. While there have been protests against COVID testing and quarantine requirements associated with zero-COVID policies over the last year in China, they were limited to a few localities. But just as the death of George Floyd triggered destructive riots, burning, and looting across America …

Faith, Gratitude, And Perseverance: Americans Have Much To Learn From The Pilgrim Story

The Pilgrims’ story reveals remarkable insight into who we are and the qualities of character we need to overcome our present challenges.
Scott S. Powell
November 22, 2022
With our country passing through troubled times, it is worth revisiting the Pilgrims’ five significant achievements, which created the seminal story of America, and reveal remarkable insight into who we are and the qualities of character we need to overcome our present challenges.

China, Elite Capture, and America’s Future

Scott S. Powell
November 10, 2022
When people wonder why America is in such rapid decline with the woke normalization of censorship, cancel culture, division, unequal justice, and depravity, they need to understand the theory of “elite capture,” and how it has played such a large role.

China’s Attempt to Warp the 2022 Midterm Election

Scott S. Powell
October 18, 2022
The recent arrest of Eugene Yu, the founder and CEO of election software company, Konnech, Inc. for betraying Los Angeles, the largest metropolitan area in America, charged with transferring election poll worker information to China is just the tip of the iceberg of CCP subversion efforts to destroy the United States.

Why the Woke Perspective on Columbus Day Is Wrong

Scott S. Powell
October 10, 2022
Seen from the big picture, Columbus Day is worth keeping and honoring because it opened the possibility of founding a new nation unencumbered by past corruption and for the simple reason that it celebrates beliefs and qualities of character that would be foundational to America.

To See How Marxists Plan To Destroy America, Look At Their War On Virginia’s History

America-haters know that if the history and culture of Virginia can be rewritten, the rest of the country will be easier to take down.
Scott S. Powell and Ann McLean
October 3, 2022
The United States is under a cultural and ideological attack that threatens its continuity and survival more than at any previous time in the 239-year history of the nation. And since the leaders of this attack think strategically, it should come as no surprise that Virginia would be in the crosshairs of a new kind of battle to transform America.

Why This Midterm is Critical to Saving America

Scott S. Powell
September 27, 2022
America’s democratic form of constitutional republic is on the verge of breaking down because of political corruption at the highest levels and the concurrent decline in civility and growing mob behavior.

Constitution Day: Liberty Once Lost May be Lost Forever

Scott S. Powell
September 17, 2022
Constitution Day, which falls on September 17, is the national observance holiday that most Americans have never heard of. Yet this year, 2022, it may well be our most important holiday to understand, for almost all our most pressing national problems today are a result of corruption and departure from governance and law enforcement consistent with the Constitution.

Scott Powell on Securing America with Frank Gaffney

Scott S. Powell
September 15, 2022
Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Scott Powell joined Frank Gaffney’s TV program Securing America with Frank Gaffney to go over a wide array of topics. The two of them discussed some of the inflammatory rhetoric from President Biden’s “Soul of the Nation” speech, the limits of globalism, whether the United States is really a “Democracy,” and much more. Watch Part 1 Here Watch Part 2 …

Scott Powell: Labor Day Is A Celebration Of American Exceptionalism

Scott S. Powell
September 7, 2022
Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Scott Powell joined Tipping Point with Kara McKinney to discuss the history and meaning behind Labor Day. Powell reminds us that Labor Day should be recognized as the holiday that celebrates not only labor, but also the ideas, job creators, and institutions central to the flourishing of the United States and its people.

Labor Day Honors Exceptionalism That Won’t Be Cancelled

Scott S. Powell
September 1, 2022
For most, Labor Day can be a rather vague holiday without the clarity and meaning typically associated with other holidays. Yet in its most complete context, Labor Day should be recognized as the holiday that celebrates not only labor, but also the ideas, job creators, and institutions central to the flourishing of the United States and its people.