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Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, argued that overblown fears of climate change are costing time and resources that are badly needed elsewhere. This event was…

Steven Koonin, undersecretary for science at the Department of Energy under President Obama, argued that the science behind climate change is not settled and a misunderstanding of the…

Helen Raleigh, senior contributor at the Federalist, argued that China had gone too far in its quest to become the world’s number one superpower and that the reaction by the rest of the world…

Authors Alex Epstein (Fossil Future) and Andrew Dressler (Introduction to Modern Climate Change) debated climate change and fossil fuel use. This event was part of the 2022 Steamboat…

Journalist Robert Bryce talked about the history of electricity and its importance today and offered this thoughts on renewable energy and nuclear power. This event was part of the 2022…

CATO Institute Constitution Studies Director Ilya Shapiro and American Enterprise Institute Fellow Peter Wallison discussed Congress, the courts and the so-called administrative state at…

During the 2019 Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference in Steamboat, Colorado, Asra Nomani, co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement, and Sara Carter, Fox News contributor, participated in…

During the 2019 Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference in Steamboat, Colorado, Stephen Moore, former Trump campaign economic adviser, and Bhaskar Sunkara, Jacobin magazine publisher, participated…

During the opening address at the annual Steamboat Freedom Conference, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt discussed changing the Endangered Species Act, preventing forest fires and…

Oklahoma radio talk show host Trent England debated Democratic strategist Ted Trimpa about the electoral college versus the national popular vote in electing the president. Hadley Heath Manning…

Alan Dershowitz, a criminal defense attorney and Harvard Law School professor emeritus, talked about impeachment, free speech, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian…

Former U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) gave remarks and participated in a discussion during the 2019 Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference in Steamboat, Colorado. He talked about the need for…

Melanie Sturm addressed the annual Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference. She compared Republican and Democratic messaging styles and explained how they affect voters and elections. In 2017 Ms.…

Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant and strategist to President Trump, spoke at the 10th annual Steamboat Freedom Conference. He talked about working with the president and what he sees as…

Discussion at the Steamboat Institute’s 10th Annual Freedom Conference focused on reforming the FBI, school safety, and the next generation of conservative leaders.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox and Nigel Farage, the former United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader, debated the merits of nationalism and globalism at the University of…

Senator Benjamin Sasse (R-NE) spoke at the Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference. He talked about American values he believes affect the nation’s policies on entitlement reform, education,…

Two economic advisers for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign took part in a forum on the economy. They focused on immigration, tax and housing policies, and the 2016 presidential…

Democratic and Republican political analysts talked about the 2016 presidential election. They spoke about the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate, the number of undecided voters,…

Peter Wallison talked about the causes of the 2008 financial crisis and whether it could happen again. He is a former counsel for the Treasury Department and White House and is the author of…