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Conservatives Need Protection from Both Woke Business and Woke Labor
With the rise of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activist investing and the increasing liberal tilt of the commanding heights of major corporations, many conservatives have begun rethinking their and the Republican Party’s…
by Michael Watson on February 1, 2023

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China, China, China (and Biden)
One of the more interesting aspects of the Biden classified documents drama is the appearance of a university-affiliated think tank, named for the president, that received millions as a “gift”…
by Sarah Lee on January 25, 2023

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Martin Morse Wooster, RIP
Martin Morse Wooster was a longtime contributor to the work of Capital Research Center before his untimely death at the hands of a hit-and-run driver on November 12. In a…
by CRC Staff on January 16, 2023

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Conservatives Can Address the Election Disparity (and Maybe Even Start Winning)
In the aftermath of an underwhelming performance by Republicans in the 2022 election, demands have echoed across the internet for conservative leaders to develop a ballot-harvesting and voter-mobilization infrastructure comparable…
by Parker Thayer on January 11, 2023

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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…
by CRC Staff on November 24, 2022

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‘Dark Money’ on the Left
CRC’s Hayden Ludwig calls out Arabella Advisor’s hypocrisy in a letter to the editor that the Wall Street Journal published on October 16, 2022.   In a letter (Sept. 29), …
by Hayden Ludwig on October 24, 2022

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Ken Starr, School-Choice Legal Champion
Obituaries for Ken Starr, who died last Tuesday, understandably will highlight his role in the Whitewater investigation that eventually led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in December 1998.
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 19, 2022

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Are We Allowed to Talk About George Soros?
George Soros, the “man behind the curtain,” at 92 years young, is still making headlines, although arguably not very positive ones.  The mere mention of his name last week by Republican…
by Parker Thayer on August 30, 2022

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Congresswomen’s Staged Arrests—a Case of Liberal “Causeplay”
This week, numerous left-wing U.S. Representatives—most notably Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN)—blocked traffic near the U.S. Capitol as part of a pro-abortion protest. Capitol Police told the…
by Michael Watson on July 22, 2022

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Independence Day 2022
The Declaration of Independence is not only an American document. It follows on Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights as the third great title-deed on which the liberties of…
by CRC Staff on July 4, 2022