Kick Up Some Dust by Bernie Marcus
One of the best ways donors can preserve their intentions is to make their intentions as explicit as possible. The more a donor says about his ideas and passions, the…
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The Little-Known Lawsuit Lobby
Understanding the influence of nonprofit activist groups and special interests is key to understanding the country’s sociopolitical landscape. The Lawsuit Lobby promotes the interests of attorneys. While attorneys have every…
Celebrate American Philanthropy on Giving Tuesday
America’s charitable spirit is one-of-a-kind. Since colonial days, Americans have turned to charity—not government programs—to feed the hungry, nurse the sick, and lift up the poor, making our people the…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #246: A Crisis in Our Classrooms with Armstrong Williams, Part 1
This month, three African-American writers/activists with widely different political views published a book together entitled Crisis in the Classroom (Skyhorse Publishing). Despite their many differences, the authors teamed up to…
ERIC’s Friends in the Activist Left: Born in the Shadows
There’s far more than meets the eye with the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). For a decade, ERIC has been touted as a nonpartisan, good-government solution to messy voter rolls.
ERIC’s Friends in the Activist Left: CEIR and ERIC
David Becker left ERIC in 2016 to found the Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR), though he remains a nonvoting member of ERIC’s board. That ought to raise eyebrows…
ERIC’s Friends in the Activist Left: Secret Meetings with Elections Officials
In 2022, CEIR held “invitation-only small . . . 25-person bipartisan convening[s]," inviting election officials and Democratic operatives to “discuss ways to assist those protecting democracy, strengthen guardrails, and identify…
Capitalism and Philanthropy on Black Friday
Some worry that Black Friday has devolved into an unfortunate embodiment of consumeristic excess. While that is a legitimate concern—particularly the day after we give thanks for our myriad blessings—it…
Happy Thanksgiving Day 2022
In 1789, at the request of Congress, President George Washington issued a proclamation calling for a national day of thanksgiving. Subsequent presidents also called for days of thanksgiving, but it…
Book Review: The Myth of Voter Suppression
One of the most bizarre phenomena of recent American elections is seeing turnout swell to historic highs even as leftists scream “voter suppression.” Conservatives are used to hearing that phrase…