Inspiring Americans to Greatness
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Our Mission
The Steamboat Institute promotes America's first principles and inspires active involvement in the defense of liberty. We stand for the following five founding principles:
1) Limited government
2) Limited taxes and fiscal responsibility
3) Free market capitalism
4) Strong national defense
5) Individual rights and responsibilities
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October 27, 2020
Live Debate: Electoral College v. National Popular Vote
The Steamboat Institute presents: A discussion between Dr. Benjamin Waddell, Associate Professor at Fort Lewis College and Trent England on National Popular Vote vs. Electoral…
October 27, 2020
Denver Gazette Runs Op-Ed on Tonight’s Debate between Electoral College and NPV
Today, the Denver Gazette published an op-ed by Trent England and Benjamin Waddell highlighting their debate over the Electoral College and the National Popular Vote…
October 13, 2020
Campus Liberty Tour: Will a Wealth Tax and Higher Taxes Increase Prosperity?
The COVID-19 pandemic may have pushed our Campus Liberty Tour further out than we wanted — and it may not have happened exactly as we…
October 8, 2020
Emerging Leader Carter Mateer’s Stopping the Stampede op-ed in the Daily Camera
Carter Mateer, a member of the Steamboat Institute’s Emerging Leaders Advisory Council, published an op-ed in the Boulder Daily Camera telling his story about…