John McCain’s Charitable Contributions
Harper’s columnist Ken Silverstein assesses the patterns of John McCain’s philanthropy by analyzing the tax forms for the John and Cindy McCain Family Foundation of Phoenix. The only thing…
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The D.C. Civil Rights (i.e. Gun Rights) Case
Second Amendment enthusiasts have created a website with regular updates on District of Columbia v. Heller, the upcoming Supreme Court case that could put gun prohibitionists out of business forever. Imagine…
Who’s Behind the Trial Lawyers Think-Tank?
There is a Philadelphia think-tank that does research on class action lawsuits–and, no fooling, its trustees and funders are plaintiffs’ attorneys. The most prominent are Bill Lerach and his former firm, Milberg…
“Mr. Clinton and the Tycoon”
Here’s an editorial in the Washington Post that raises many of the same points made in our recent profile of the William J. Clinton Foundation. (An abridged version…
Quid Pro Quo, Mr. Clinton?
The New York Times reports today that mining magnate Frank Giustra, a partner-in-philanthropy with Bill Clinton, gave $31.3 million to Clinton’s charity after a visit the two made…
Catalyst for Foundation Reform Dies
The death of financier Louis Wolfson, whose dubious foundation payments to Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas led to the Justice’s resignation in 1969, was reported yesterday [and here]. Wolfson was…
Billionaires for Big Government
The January 2008 edition of CRC’s of Foundation Watch looking into the workings of the Democracy Alliance is now available here. We have also taken a look at where Democracy Alliance…
Foundations and School Choice
Rick Cohen, of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, released a report earlier this month analyzing the role of conservative foundations in the “school privatization movement.” Though the…
Campaign Finance Reform: The Unintended Consequences
Nonprofits of all political stripes are injecting themselves into the presidential primaries in a big way, reports today’s Washington Post. Unlike the 527 political groups, which were big players…
The Clinton Connection
Today’s Washington Times has a fascinating article by Donald Lambro on Senator Hillary Clinton’s close ties to two hard-driving left-wing nonprofits — the Center for American Progress and Media…