Sports Teams Are Stealing From Taxpayers
Do you like going to your favorite team’s games? You might—but regardless, you’re already paying for that ticket, you just don’t know it. That’s because the vast majority of stadiums…
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Seattle Head Tax Meets Reality
In a vote this week, Seattle’s City Council voted to repeal the employee hours tax it passed last month. Better known as the “Amazon jobs tax” or “head tax,”…
A Setback for Big Labor’s Legal Attack Dog
In a blow to the Left, the Supreme Court ruled 5-to-4 in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute to uphold Ohio’s rule removing infrequent voters from its voter rolls.
InfluenceWatch Podcast Episode #28: Supreme Court Protects Fair Elections
In this episode: The Supreme Court voted 5-4 in Husted v. A Phillip Randolph Institute to uphold the State of Ohio’s procedure for determining how to remove the names of…
When the Left Becomes Management
Liberal groups—many of which, unsurprisingly, take substantial funding from labor unions—often advocate strongly for the interests of labor unions. For one example, see the recent Sanders-Pocan proposal to hand…
Country Time Takes a Stand for Lemonade Stands
It’s finally summertime. Pools are open, barbeques are fired up, and kids are out of school. All over the country, children are doing odd jobs like working at ice…
The Mainstream Media’s Half-Baked Story about Masterpiece Cakeshop
The United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission marked the end of an onerous legal battle between Jack Phillips, a cakeshop owner and devout…
Featured Video: Who is More Charitable and Why?
America is the most charitable nation in the world. But not all Americans are equally charitable. A lot of attributes can predict how charitable an American will be, but one…
A Sweeter Future: Philanthropies Adrift in Philadelphia
As I reported in an article appearing in Issue 3, 2018, the organization controlling the Hershey Company is the Hershey Trust, devoted to protecting the interests of the Milton Hershey…
A Sweeter Future: Deviating from Intent
Girard, however, made a serious mistake when he requested that the city of Philadelphia administer his estate. The city, through its Board of City Trusts, proved to be a bad…