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:

Trans-Pacific Partnership is about more than Trade June 2, 2015
Why the Republican-controlled Senate recently passed the fast-track provision to advance Obama's secretive trade pact is an enigma
Obama Turns Machiavelli on His Head April 24, 2015
Adversaries welcome Obama’s conciliatory actions that turn Machiavelli on his head, and they are likely to be joined by others, emboldened by a perceived window of opportunity remaining open through the end of the Obama administration
The Real State of the Union and Simple Steps for Improvement January 18, 2015
Why not think about this year as a turning point for greater government accountability and more power to the people? And as for we the people, let’s make it a year for greater self-reliance
2015 Needs to be the Year of Normalization at the Fed January 8, 2015
Sharp 45% drop in oil prices can trigger a larger financial market crisis and a recessionary contraction
Republican Leadership:  What are You Prepared to Do? November 18, 2014
Obama’s executive actions: Enacted less to solve problems than they were to weaken the rule of law, engineer radical political change that could not be accomplished through the ballot box, congressional votes
Obama’s Actions Against ISIS Asymmetrical and Ineffective August 8, 2014
Not a strategy based on moral clarity about the imperative of civilization prevailing over barbarism
Middle East Chaos Requires Action on Energy Independence June 23, 2014
Obama could pick up his pen and phone, and take steps to reassure the American people and signal the world that the U.S. is serious about energy independence
What the Brat nomination means for November June 13, 2014
Brat’s win epitomizes the triumph of ideas over money and substance over form, which is after all what politics should be about
Obama’s Fundamental Transformation of the U.S. Energy Sector June 6, 2014
Time for Legal Injunction and Cutting off EPA Funding
Obama’s Mysterious Keystone Pipeline Opposition Policy May 15, 2014
Obama is leading from behind on energy independence and security
From Chaos to Order:  Healthcare Reform in the Digital Age January 31, 2014
ObamaCare, Healthcare reform could and should unleash innovation, not stifle it
The Fiscal Cliff is a Diversion from the Real Problem December 29, 2012
Growing systemic risk from the unsustainable trajectory of deficit spending, debt accumulation, $225 trillion derivatives exposure