Bruce Chapman

^{Morton Kondracke
December 17, 2018
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute}

Is Democracy in the United States Salvageable?

_{Morton Kondracke
December 17, 2018
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute}

It’s obvious from daily conversation — and well-documented in poll after poll — that Americans have lost faith in U.S. political institutions. Former Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Chapman has written a brilliant book warning that the trend threatens to undermine representative democracy and lead to tyranny. But Chapman, who also served as Washington’s secretary of state, comes at the danger from a different angle than most. The book is Politicians: The Worst Kind of People to Run the Government, Except for all the Others. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
August 22, 2018
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute}

Book Review: “Politicians” By Bruce Chapman

_{Discovery Institute
August 22, 2018
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute}

There may be one or two Americans left in the country who don’t know that we are currently living in an anti-Establishment, anti-professional, anti-politician era. Nationally we have voted someone into the Presidency whose primary claim to high office is that he has never held office. (In my own state, we have had a smaller version of the exact same phenomenon.) In virtually every Congressional and state-level campaign beyond the Presidential elections, we have candidates (including incumbents) engaged in an ever-escalating rhetorical battle to claim the low ground of experience. In Politicians: The Worst Kind of People to Run the Government, Except for all the Others, Bruce K. Chapman argues that this disdain for long-serving public servants has to stop. Keep reading.

^{John R. Miller and Bruce Chapman
August 28, 2017
Citizen Leadership}

The Man Who Could Be King

_{John R. Miller and Bruce Chapman
August 28, 2017
Citizen Leadership}

This lecture was recorded as part of Discovery Institute’s Gorton Series Lecture. Former U.S. Congressman John R. Miller discusses his new book The Man Who Could Be King, a historical novel about George Washington’s struggle over whether to heed the call of his officers to become king. Archived August 28, 5:00 pm Event Page at TVW

Discovery Institute office interior staircase

^{Steven J. Buri
March 17, 2016
Discovery Institute}

More Than a Think Tank

_{Steven J. Buri
March 17, 2016
Discovery Institute}

While we still maintain an interest in public policy, we are increasingly a cultural institution — one that examines and challenges the worldview assumptions and cultural influences that drive public policy. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
September 23, 2009
Intelligent Design}

Interview with David Berlinski on the Devil’s Delusion

_{Discovery Institute
September 23, 2009
Intelligent Design}

Bruce Chapman interviews David Berlinski. They discuss the fallacies and logical inconsistencies of darwinists, the impact natural selection had on Nazism, and the close-mindedness of the evolutionists in the academic sphere.

^{Stephen C. Meyer and Bruce Chapman
July 21, 2009
Intelligent Design}

Signature in the Cell – Book Release Party

_{Stephen C. Meyer and Bruce Chapman
July 21, 2009
Intelligent Design}

Dr. Stephen Meyer lectures on his book Signature in the Cell in which he argues that the information in DNA and the query of the origin of life points to an intelligent source. The book came out on the bicentennial of Darwin’s birth and and the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of On the Origin of Species.

^{Discovery Institute
April 4, 2009}

10 Big Lies About America

_{Discovery Institute
April 4, 2009}

McNaughton Fellows Lecture by Michael Medved regarding his new book 10 Big Lies About America. He speaks about two things regarding his book: (1) Why he wrote the book. (2) What has surprised him since the book came out.

Pres. Bruce Chapman – Commenting on the Census

_{Discovery Institute
February 13, 2009}

Special Report with Bret Baier. President of Discovery Institute and former census director, Bruce Chapman condemns the new strategies of taking the census as laid out by Pres. Obama and his administration. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
February 12, 2009}

Pres. Bruce Chapman on the Census Change

_{Discovery Institute
February 12, 2009}

President of the Discovery Institute, Bruce Chapman, answers two main questions on Fox News regarding the census: what historically has the strategy of the census been and its implications, and why would the Obama administration want to change the format. Listen in to hear his answers. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
June 11, 2008}

The Way Forward: Welcoming Remarks Bruce Chapman

_{Discovery Institute
June 11, 2008}

Listen as Bruce lays the foundation for the Beyond Oil Conference speaking on the means by which progress can come. Read More ›