This week, the New York Times reported that a “little-known donor”—industrialist Barre Seid—had given a $1.6 billion “windfall” to a new conservative group known as Marble Freedom Trust in…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, objectionable acts by public health officials and the social and economic harm caused by restrictions led some states to lift the restrictions before federal public health…
Five summers ago in August 2017, FBI counterintelligence agents were still working an ill-gotten FISA spy warrant used to investigate former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page. Earlier this month, the…
Holocaust survivor and philanthropy professional Gisèle Huff discusses her memoir "Force of Nature: The Remarkable True Story of One Holocaust Survivor’s Resilience, Tenacity, and Purpose" as well as her experiences…
Holocaust survivor and philanthropy professional Gisèle Huff discusses her memoir "Force of Nature: The Remarkable True Story of One Holocaust Survivor’s Resilience, Tenacity, and Purpose" as well as her experiences…
The states have declared war on “Zuck bucks.” As of writing, at least 24 states and four counties have banned or restricted private funding for elections. Despite some left-wing intransigence,…
On May 4, 2022, a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing on “Laws and Enforcement Governing the Political Activities of Tax Exempt Entities.” Scott Walter,…
One of the largest challenges posed by the phrase “dark money” is that there is no clear definition of it. Politicians use the term with no legal precision but only…
The story of the harms of donor disclosure in the modern era must highlight harassment of the NAACP. In the 1950s, Alabama attempted to force the NAACP to provide state…
Final investigations by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration and the Senate Finance Committee both concluded that the initial assessments of political targeting by the IRS were, in fact,…