Philanthropy

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Civic Gifts Author Elisabeth S. Clemens (Part 1 of 2)
Many important questions have recently arisen again about the roles of the public and private sectors in securing societal well-being—including the nature and scope of those roles, the extent of…
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 13, 2021

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Civic Gifts Author Elisabeth S. Clemens (Part 2 of 2)
In the second part, we discuss the political construction of philanthropy and charity, current strains on that construction, a potential revival of mutual aid, and what it might mean for…
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 13, 2021

Philanthropy
For Fun, Philanthropic Pharmacology
So hip, savvy, mostly young conservatives have been talking about pills and being “pilled” in various ways for a while now. Join us in stopping to pretend to know—and trying…
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 10, 2021

Philanthropy
More Awake Than a College Kid on Energy Drinks During Finals Week
The Council on Foundations had a little bit of a challenge—or, as strategic-planning consultants might say, an opportunity—in preparing and presenting its new strategic plan last month. Philanthropy, along with…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 23, 2021

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the Capital Research Center’s Ken Braun
Braun recently has conducted research about the role of establishment grantmakers and their nonprofit grant recipients in the massive and growing problem of homelessness in Los Angeles—a problem to which…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 12, 2021

Philanthropy
Local Philanthropy Isn’t Local for ‘Citizens of the World’
America’s liberal plutocrats’ “philanthropy” is more political than charitable and utterly disconnected from its roots in Christianity’s love for one’s fellow man. It isn’t only the Ford Foundation or George…
by Hayden Ludwig on August 11, 2021

Philanthropy
Fiscal Sponsorship, the Left, and Beginning to Explore Reform
Most people have never heard of one of the Left’s potent weapons—“fiscal sponsorship”—yet it’s the secret to the legion of liberal activist groups flooding American politics today.
by Hayden Ludwig on July 27, 2021

Philanthropy
Jennifer Bird-Pollan’s Examination of Tax on University Endowments has Implications for Philanthropy
University of Kentucky law professor Jennifer Bird-Pollan’s in-depth examination of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017’s first-time excise tax on the investment income of certain college and university endowments in the Pepperdine…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 26, 2021

Philanthropy
Richard T. Ely, Actually Non-eerily, Lives
Hillsdale College graduate dean and professor of politics Ronald J. Pestritto’s new America Transformed: The Rise and Legacy of American Progressivism, from Encounter Books, explicitly aims “to demonstrate how an understanding of…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 22, 2021

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Hysteria About Philanthropy
Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria’s recent Popular Information article “The obscure foundation funding ‘Critical Race Theory’ hysteria” is laughably overstated. The only possible excuse would be if the authors are thoroughly ignorant…
by Scott Walter on July 20, 2021