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Planned Parenthood, NARAL Behind Sponsors of Bill That Roiled Virginia
House Bill 2491 (the “Repeal Act”) introduced by Delegate Kathy Tran (D-Fairfax) in the Virginia State Legislature spurred heated debate last week. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) endorsed the bill,…
by Liam Bredberg on February 12, 2019

Philanthropy
Deductions or Credits?
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on February 11, 2019. What’s the best way to use the tax code to encourage people to give? For decades, it was…
by Martin Morse Wooster on February 11, 2019

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast Episode #60: A Rotten Green New Deal
In this episode: Speaker Nancy Pelosi invites a special interest supporter into her box for the State of the Union, the environmentalist movement issues its air travel-banning “Green New Deal”…
by CRC Staff on February 8, 2019

Commentary
Unconstitutional H.R. 1 will Ensure Trump Victory in 2020
This op-ed originally appeared on Townhall.com on February 8, 2019. By pushing the bill known as H.R. 1, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her 220 compatriots in the House…
by Scott Walter on February 8, 2019

Philanthropy
John and Laura Arnold Create New LLC, Focus on Affecting Policy Change
One of the more interesting trends in philanthropy this decade is that the thick wall between the giving of foundations and the grantmaking of venture capitalists is breaking down. Some…
by Martin Morse Wooster on February 7, 2019

Commentary
Planned Parenthood paid $6.5 Million for a Seat at the State of the Union
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., invited Leana Wen, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, to be one of her guests at the State of the Union address. Wen’s seat was…
by Michael Watson on February 7, 2019

Featured Items
1984’s Lay Letter on the Economy May Be More Relevant Now
Invoking the moral authority derivative of their vocation, prominent Roman Catholic clerics and their emboldened allies are getting a lot of attention for criticizing the capitalist economic system, sometimes quite…
by Daniel P. Schmidt, Michael E. Hartmann on February 7, 2019

Featured Items
Featured Video: Who is Tom Steyer?
Meet Tom Steyer. One of the world’s biggest funders of left-wing environmentalist politics. Planning to give away all of his 1.6 billion dollars, he is already spending at or above…
by CRC Staff on February 5, 2019

Organization Trends
Net Neutrality’s Dark Funders
If you believe many on the Left, online freedom as we know it is about to end—again. Last week, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard a lawsuit challenging…
by Hayden Ludwig on February 5, 2019

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Now Available: Issue 1 of Capital Research Magazine
In GreenWatch, learn how America’s uranium production dovetails with national security and how Russia has been endeavoring to destabilize this already-fragile market. He might not be running for president, but…
by CRC Staff on February 4, 2019