The MacArthur Foundation helps violent criminals stay free
The billionaire foundation funds policies meant to remedy alleged racial disparities within prisons. But in practice, MacArthur helps violent criminals stay on the prowl.
Philanthropy
A conversation with Sportico’s Daniel Libit (Part 2 of 2)
The investigative reporter talks to Michael E. Hartmann about more factors surrounding potential policy reform regarding nonprofit flows of money in the business of college sports, along with newer and…
A conversation with Sportico’s Daniel Libit (Part 1 of 2)
The investigative reporter talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the growing flow of money in college sports—including through tax-incentivized, nonprofit entities with charitable status.
A conversation with the Mercatus Center’s Jack Salmon (Part 2 of 2)
The research fellow talks about Alexis de Tocqueville, whether “civil society” and the “nonprofit sector” are the same thing, and what his new Philanthropy Roundtable research on government funding of…
A conversation with the Mercatus Center’s Jack Salmon (Part 1 of 2)
The research fellow talks about his new Philanthropy Roundtable report on government funding of nonprofit entities and the ways in which various forms of government benefits can compromise their independence—as…
The Ford Foundation spends $20 million-per-month on lefty advocacy
The Ford Foundation’s charitable agenda includes healthy funding for the opponents of reliable energy; the enemies of free enterprise; and the supporters of a one-sided, partisan version of “democracy.”…
Rules of the Road for Nonprofit Leaders is a common-sense primer
In an era of pricey, time-consuming (sometimes useful) advice on how to run a nonprofit, this is a high-value, low-cost option.
A report on the Giving Pledge: Wealth is growing faster than it’s given away
The Institute for Policy Studies has a progress report on the "Giving Pledge," founded 15 years ago by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
The National Council of Nonprofits is a trade association for the left’s venture capital wing
In a June hearing titled “Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild,” a U.S. House subcommittee examined charities that engage in lefty policy advocacy, sometimes with your tax dollars.
Philanthropy and The Man Who Invented Conservatism
Frank S. Meyer is “the American credited as the founder of the Communist student movement in the United Kingdom,” according to Daniel J. Flynn’s introduction of his magnificent biography of Meyer.