In Case of Revolution, Spend Out
Crossposted with permission from RealClearPolitics — article dated February 16, 2018 There are quite a lot of debates going on within conservatism right now, most of them healthy. One…
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When Disaster Hit, Private Citizens Were Ready to Step In
Crossposted from Philanthropy Daily — dated February 8, 2018 When I read stories in the newspapers about the Cajun Navy, a group of volunteers with boats who helped save people from…
America’s Identity Crisis
Crossposted with permission from National Review — article dated February 6, 2018 “A nation whose citizens no longer feel national pride or a unique allegiance to their own country is…
The Roots of Our Outrage
Crossposted from Philanthropy Daily — article dated February 1, 2018 If there is one question that sums up all the problems with today’s politics, it is this one: Why are…
Private Wealth, Public Power: When Philanthropy Undermines Democracy
Crossposted from Philanthropy Daily — dated January 30, 2018 There has been much recent attention paid to private philanthropy’s influence on public policymaking. There has also been much lamentation…
Politicizing the Environment is Hurting Its Cause
Crossposted from Philanthropy Daily — dated January 25, 2018 If you’re wondering why the debate over the environment is as stagnant as the air on a sultry July day, think…
Featured Op-Ed: Tax Cuts Will Stimulate Charitable Giving
Crossposted from the Washington Examiner — article dated January 21, 2018 The latest alarmist assault on the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul passed in December, which House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., …
Has Teach For America Taken a Hard-Left Turn?
Crossposted from Philanthropy Daily — article is dated January 17, 2018 John O’Sullivan once created a law that said that all organizations that were not explicitly right-wing would become…
Everyone In Church Got $100 bill. This is How They Helped the Poor.
Crossposted from Philanthropy Daily — article is dated January 10, 2018 Here’s a thought experiment: suppose your church was given $10,000 to distribute to the poor. How would the church spend…
The Benefits of a Philanthropic “Impostor Syndrome”
In mid-December, Education Week’s “Rick Hess Straight Up” blog featured an as-usual interesting post by Hess, “Three Cheers for Impostor Syndrome.” A resident scholar and director of education-policy studies…