Author: Jennifer Schubert-Akin
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THE PODIUM | YouTube canceled our free speech
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Jennifer Schubert-Akin You’d think after their recent embarrassing about-face on the censorship of the COVID-19 lab-leak theory, social media companies might reconsider their growing content restrictions. In Steamboat Institute’s case, the opposite is true. YouTube has increased its censorship of our content, blocking an uncontroversial political discussion while barring us from uploading content. We now…
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OPINION | It’s time to sweep socialism back into history’s dust bin
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Jennifer Schubert-Akin A Gallup poll released last month finds that 43 percent of Americans favor socialism. This is just one of many recent surveys finding that Americans are increasingly enchanted by socialism, an economic system where the government controls resources. A majority of Millennials and Democrats, for instance, now support it. The growing support for socialism is reflected by recent…
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At last, a film festival reflecting liberty, individualism and family
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Summer movie season is in full-swing. Yet for those who have had their fill of endless superhero sequels and animated dramedies, there is an alternative: The Steamboat Institute Film Festival in Steamboat Springs, taking place August 9-11. There are not many film festivals that can boast movies about a dog, the Supreme Court of the United States, John Galt,…
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The secret to Colorado’s economic success? The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights
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The latest Census Bureau data released earlier this year shows that Colorado’s population has grown by nearly two-thirds since 1992, one of the fastest increases in the country. If you are part of the more than 2 million new residents who have arrived over this time, there are a few things you should know: Avoid I-70 on…
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Nigel Farage-Vicente Fox debates at CU teach students how to think
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President Trump’s recent move to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is just his latest policy decision that has disrupted the traditional political order. Support for the decision has split conservatives between those who favor free trade and those who want to protect manufacturing jobs. But it’s also attracted some liberals, who are increasingly…
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Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference harnesses natural beauty of Steamboat Springs
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Can Steamboat Springs’ beautiful natural setting inspire public policy solutions? The Steamboat Institute thinks so. That’s why our Freedom Conference and Festival, which runs today through Saturday, is taking place in Steamboat. We hope that by bringing together the nation’s leading public policy aficionados and communicators, including Steve Forbes, James Taranto of The Wall Street Journal, and Mollie…
