Commentary

Commentary
The Totalitarian Undertow of Social Distancing
Social distancing, mask mandates, and lockdowns have put civil society on ice. Church congregations either do not meet, “meet” in socially distancing congregations, or try to fellowship over video conferencing.
by Jon Rodeback on April 19, 2021

Commentary, Deception & Misdirection
Should a Billionaire Run Arizona’s Elections?
How many Arizonans like the idea of one billionaire family manipulating the way Arizona county election offices operate? That’s an unpopular idea for people across the political spectrum, especially when…
by Aimee Yentes, Scott Walter on March 26, 2021

Commentary, Organization Trends
Leftist Dark Money Funds ‘Conservatives’ to Stab Trump Voters in the Back
What do you call someone who only works to elect Democrats, opposes conservatives, and donated to the Biden campaign? The answer is obvious: A Democrat. That’s the platform of Defending…
by Hayden Ludwig on February 2, 2021

Commentary
Busting the Myth of Conservative ‘Dark Money’
Here’s a popular myth: Rich people are all conservative, so conservatives have more money to affect politics than liberals, because the left, which cares about the poor, doesn’t have the…
by Scott Walter on January 19, 2021

Commentary, Deception & Misdirection
Left-Wing Billionaires Turn to For-Profit Corporations for Giving
Liberal billionaire donors are exploiting a new way of funneling millions of dollars to left-wing political groups. In 2015, Facebook founder and Democratic donor Mark Zuckerberg set up a limited…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 15, 2021

Commentary, Green Watch
Left-Wing Activist Sets Himself Up to Profit from His Own Climate Plan
Bracken Hendricks is cofounder and senior adviser to Evergreen Action, an activist group pushing for sweeping policy change to combat global warming. As CEO of Urban Ingenuity, consulting firm that…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 22, 2020

Commentary
Biden Transition Illustrates the Need for Foreign-Funding Transparency
The Capital Research Center has begun tracking these appointments to make learning about and analyzing exactly who is involved in the budding Biden presidency an easier and more transparent task. One of…
by Sarah Lee, Robert Stilson on December 18, 2020

Commentary
What Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Election Money Doing in Georgia?
Imagine that in 2020, a state that usually voted for the other party in presidential elections narrowly flipped to the donor’s preferred party, and counties receiving “help” were disproportionately ones…
by Scott Walter on December 10, 2020

Commentary
Ice Cube Backlash Reveals Liberal Hypocrisy on Race
Ice Cube worked with President Donald Trump to secure a near half-a-trillion dollar commitment to increase capital in black communities, only to be quickly criticized for working with a “fascist,”…
by John Byrne on December 9, 2020

Commentary
The Mayflower Compact
On this Thanksgiving Day, I express thanks to the Pilgrims who braved the Atlantic Ocean to come to the New World to worship God as their consciences dictated. While my…
by Jon Rodeback on November 26, 2020