Money, Morality, and Musea
“Given that many museums are so obviously a manifestation of private wealth, made possible by the accumulation of riches often spent for private as well as public benefit,” according to…
Book Profile
Elites, Barstools, Raw Beauty, and a (Philanthropic) “George Option”
In an excerpt from his 2019 book Where the Light Divides that he published on his blog last month, The Gathering founder Fred Smith—with his typical warmth, charm, and thought-provoking insight—writes, For many…
Ken Dayton on Good Nonprofit-Board Governance
John Tuso’s new book recalls his advice succinctly: simply support and supervise management. CEOs shouldn’t surrender, and boards shouldn’t usurp, power. In the nonprofit context particularly, directors should also be…
The Dictatorship of Woke Capital and the Politicization of American Business
Anyone concerned by an increasingly political corporate America will find little to assuage their worry in The Dictatorship of Woke Capital: How Political Correctness Captured Big Business. Yet there’s still…
Unmasked Is a Valuable Contribution to Understanding Antifa
In Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy, journalist Andy Ngo observes that “Antifa is a household name in 2020 when they were virtually unheard of just five years…
Irving Kristol: A Good Egghead, Messily Making Omelettes
American public life’s coming years will likely feature many fights—hopefully, much of it to ultimate good effect for everyday citizens. We could see, for example, an insurgent politician against the…
America’s Move from “I” to “We” and Back to “I”
Harvard University political scientist Robert D. Putnam’s new book The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again, written with Shaylyn Romney Garrett,…
Strategic Ultra-High-Net-Worth Philanthropy
Globally, there were an estimated 265,490 people with a net worth of $30 million or more in 2018, according to Wealth-X’s World Ultra Wealth Report 2019, by Maya Imberg and…
What Conservative Philanthropy Should Have Seen Coming
Respected Wall Street Journal executive editor Gerald F. Seib’s interesting and engaging new book "We Should Have Seen It Coming: From Reagan to Trump—A Front-Row Seat to a Political Revolution" skillfully overviews the 40-year reign…
Benevolence, Philanthropy, and Identity in Civic Gifts
The coronavirus pandemic has raised many serious questions regarding the roles of the public and private sectors in securing societal well-being. These include questions about the nature and scope of…