Scott Powell
Scott Powell is senior fellow at Seattle-based Discovery Institute and managing partner at RemingtonRand LLC. Reach him at scottp@discovery.org
Most Recent Articles by Scott Powell:
Cancel Culture: Its Origins and Implications for America
March 2, 2021
In short, an appropriate starting point to a better future is to stop the cancel culture and censorship that have been an integral part of the most destructive political systems in human history
Our 1776—Red Sea Moment
January 21, 2021
American patriots are now at a Red Sea—1776 moment
The American people cannot allow fraudulent election results or even the appearance of such to stand
Just who are these “elites” who would wish this on Americans?
The November Election: a Return to Civilization or More Chaos and Decline
September 12, 2020
November election represents a crucial internal test, the failure of which could prove the undoing of the United States as a constitutional republic
Crushing the Barbarians Inside the Gates
August 13, 2020
The choice in the November elections could not be more clear cut and the consequences more profound
What’s needed in the Trump battle plan is accelerated reform of the K-12 public school system, the universities and the media to ensure more balance and the upholding all the protections associated with the First Amendment.
The Emancipation Proclamation focused on equality
Is America on a Slippery Slope to Becoming a Banana Republic?
November 22, 2019
Why would Americans want to give more power to a party that embraces this kind of abuse, including the ways of banana republics?
Like Him or Not, Trump is Uniquely Suited for Such a Time as This
October 20, 2019
Donald Trump was chosen for such a time as this, when unusual courage and energy are critically necessary to persevere with the priorities to save the nation from self-destruction
Whether a Con or a Hit Job, the Kavanaugh Saga is Revealing
October 11, 2018
No more important or cathartic action to end double standards and restore equality before the law and restore faith in U.S. Government institutions than the prosecution of “high crime and misdemeanor lawbreakers” whomever they are
The Whirlwind is Already Here
October 1, 2018
In true Postmodernist tradition, turned the Constitution and due process on its head with a ginned-up media presumption of guilt on salacious hearsay rather than corroborating evidence
Constitution Day, the Most Important Commemoration of 2018
September 14, 2018
There is reason to take heart this Constitution Day. The frenzy against President Trump is probably a contrary indicator, with the panic getting more animated and louder as the day of legal reckoning gets closer.
Labor Day, the Holiday in Need of an Update
September 1, 2018
Commemorate those who labor, let us also remember and celebrate the entrepreneurs who drive renewal and progress—creating the new labor and employment opportunities of tomorrow
America now faces the greatest scandal of abuse of power in its history. And while times have changed in that regard, principles have not
The Big Picture behind Memorial Day
May 28, 2018
Memorial Day means more than remembering those who died in military service to the country
Results and Substance Trump Form and Appearance
May 11, 2018
People may disagree with President Trump’s persona and manner of communicating, but he’s had one of the most successful starts of any new President in history—all the more remarkable given the non-stop assaults against him from day one by the media
The Day that Transformed the World Forever
March 30, 2018
Easter is the commemoration of the single event that transformed the world forever—the resurrection of Jesus after his death on the cross
Valentine’s Day Wake-up Call from Parkland
March 7, 2018
The First Amendment explicitly says that it is not the role of government to establish any specific religion. But isn't it time for a government of the people, by the people and for the people to reestablish venues in schools to provide voluntary opp
Democracy’s Highest Crime and Misdemeanor
January 30, 2018
Subverting the Electoral Process:
2018 Comes in Like a Lion
January 16, 2018
Helping companies retain more income, become more competitive through lower tax rates, simplified tax code, incentivized capital investment, removal of regulatory barriers, President Trump, Republicans laid essential foundation to #MAGA
It’s Time to Prosecute the Clinton Political Crime Syndicate
December 2, 2017
Restore equality before the law and bring an end to cronyism and double standards than the prosecution of the masters of political corruption—the Clinton crime syndicate.
The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation and What It Means Today
October 28, 2017
History shows that the great leaps forward in progress were almost always spurred by individuals who had original ideas and the courage to challenge the assumptions of their times
Revisiting Orwell to Understand our Times
September 22, 2017
"if liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."
Repealing Obamacare is Key to Economic Recovery
August 12, 2017
Comprehensive tax reform is nearly impossible with Obamacare in place
It’s time for Republicans serving in Washington to get over obsession with reelection, get out of denial that business as usual is acceptable, and recognize that we are engaged in spiritual and political warfare to save the country
Travel from Countries Harboring Terrorists Should be Restricted
February 15, 2017
Left’s theatres of political warfare—whether made-for-TV rent-a-mob demonstrations or stepped up legal battles behind courtroom doors
Since blackmail is the stock and trade of hardball adversarial politics, voters must now face the possibility that Hillary Clinton’s email scandal has legs with lasting consequences
P.C. – R.I.P.
March 19, 2016
Shield of political correctness protecting the Democrat Party can continue to be exposed, shattered, the GOP is likely to broaden its base, widen its majority, gain influence in the culture, foreign policy, defeat ISIS, Radical Islam
Heightened citizen vigilance. It is the price of freedom