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Scott Walter in the Wall Street Journal: The Dark Money That Funded ‘Dark Money’
Left-wing interests are raving about the documentary “Dark Money.” Airing this month on PBS, “Dark Money” purports to expose the effects of right-wing political spending in the wake of the…
by Scott Walter on October 17, 2018

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Anonymous New York Times Author Proves the Deep State Is Real, and Dangerous
This article originally appeared in the Daily Signal on September 17, 2018.  When Republicans lost the 1856 election, Abraham Lincoln had a sober message: “Whoever can change public opinion,…
by Scott Walter on September 17, 2018

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A Vote for Trump Was a Vote to Elevate Kavanaugh
This article originally appeared in RealClearPolitics on August 2, 2018. Since the 2016 election, the left has been in a state of perpetual hysteria, claiming that the presidency of Donald Trump…
by Scott Walter on August 2, 2018

Commentary, Labor Watch
Capital Research Center Applauds Janus Decision
WASHINGTON, DC (June 27, 2018)—Today the Capital Research Center praised the decision by the United States Supreme Court, which expressly overturned existing case law that permitted the collection of mandatory agency…
by CRC Staff on June 27, 2018

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Featured Commentary: Lessons in Conservative Philanthropy
Conservative philanthropy appears to be on the threshold of a new phase in its history. The assumptions that have guided it for decades have grown weaker, and a framework…
by Daniel P. Schmidt, Michael E. Hartmann on June 8, 2018

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At the University of Texas, the Left Lynches its Own
This article originally appeared in the American Spectator on April 9, 2018. An Antifa group at the University of Texas at Austin is calling for “revolutionary violence” against…
by Matthew Vadum on April 10, 2018

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Killed By Political Correctness
There is no worse event for a human being to endure than the loss of a child. But it happens. It happens in war, it happens on our highways, it…
by E. Dennis Brod on April 6, 2018

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Conservative Institutions and the Good Life
This piece first appeared in Philanthropy Daily on March 29, 2018. Last Saturday, upwards of a million demonstrators supported by Michael Bloomberg’s gun control organization Everytown marched in support…
by Michael Watson on March 30, 2018

Commentary, Philanthropy
A Hero of Conservative Philanthropy: The Bradley Foundation’s Dan Schmidt
In 1985, something big occurred in the world of conservative philanthropy. Rockwell International bought Milwaukee’s Allen-Bradley Company for $1.65 billion. One of the trusts that owned the company then became…
by Michael E. Hartmann on April 20, 2017

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The Johnson Amendment Restricts Free Speech
Originally published in The Daily Caller in October 2016. Donald Trump has promised plenty this election cycle: Economic growth, border security, and a stronger America abroad. But one of his…
by Scott Walter on January 6, 2017