We believe that the government’s ultimate role is to protect our God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We believe in limited government as prescribed by the Founders in the U.S. Constitution; the powers it is granted are enumerated and balanced against each other. All other matters are reserved to the states and the citizens. We believe that a limited government is the best means to promote life, preserve liberty, and ensure that every individual can pursue their American dream.
Conservatives have always held that principles should govern power, not the reverse. Today that order is slipping. Too many in our movement have come to defend policies because of who advances them rather than whether they are wise: tariffs that function as taxes on American…
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University is pleased to announce that Professor Rob Natelson has joined the Institute as its Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence. Natelson is the nation’s most-published active scholar on the U.S. Constitution’s amendment procedure and is among…
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., co-founder and long-time president of the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., will receive the 2026 William L. Armstrong Award from Colorado Christian University in partnership with the Centennial Institute and the family of former U.S. Senator William L.…
April 1, 2026 LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University issues the following statement responding to Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court Chiles v. Salazar ruling: The Centennial Institute is deeply concerned, but no longer surprised, by yet another United States Supreme Court decision…
By Greg Schaller It is a persistent temptation in American politics to look to Washington, D.C., for solutions to every pressing social ill. Conservatives are not immune. When in power, they seek national remedies for cultural and political problems; when out of power, they decry…
August 25, 2025 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University has signed on to two amicus briefs filed by Advancing American Freedom with the United States Supreme Court. The briefs pertain to two parental rights cases under consideration for certiorari in the 2025-2026…
June 26, 2025 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: The Supreme Court rightly affirmed that the Medicaid Act does not grant individual recipients the right…
June 4, 2025 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University has announced its full support for all three ballot initiatives being advanced by Protect Kids Colorado, a grassroots coalition working to ensure the health, safety and dignity of Colorado’s children. These citizen-led referenda…
May 21, 2025 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University stands in support of Camp IdRaHaJe in the recent lawsuit filed by Alliance Defending Freedom in seeking religious protections from the Colorado Department of Early Childhood’s mandate requiring the private Christian camp to…
In recent years, American conservatism has undergone a significant transformation. The rise of populist rhetoric, economic protectionism and an increasing reliance on executive authority has marked a departure from the philosophical roots that once defined the conservative movement. To chart a stable and principled future,…
