M. Stanton Evans died last week at the age of 80, and the Capital Research Center mourns the loss. He was tied to CRC – and countless other conservative groups…
Over at PhilanthropyDaily.com, I have a piece on a trendy bit of philanthropic foolishness known as “Effective Altruism.” In part it’s a movement of earnest young people out…
In an interview with Politico April 22, hedge fund tycoon Tom Steyer argued that “I think there are real distinctions between the Koch brothers and us.” Perhaps this is true,…
Over at PhilanthropyDaily.com, I have a piece on philanthropy maven Rick Cohen’s back-and-forth views of whether foundations should boss government around or be bossed around by government. Perhaps…
At PhilanthropyDaily.com, I have something of a boxing match going with Paul Brest, the former president of the Hewlett Foundation. We’re arguing about whether big foundations are too reliant on…
At PhilanthropyDaily.com, I respond to the responses that the Hewlett Foundation’s current and past presidents have made to Bill Schambra’s stern critique of their social science-based approach to…
Over at PhilanthropyDaily.com, I have a new post on the blunt criticism the Hewlett Foundation allowed itself to hear from Bill Schambra of the Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic…
[cross-posted from PhilanthropyDaily.com] While civil society is great in general, that’s not always true for each group in civil society. Teachers’ unions, for instance, are my favorite…
Are the two nonprofits founded by radical activist and convicted bomber Brett Kimberlin entitled to tax-exempt status? It’s a question worth examining. Kimberlin is a paid employee of one…
The Chronicle of Philanthropy has a new article on the fallout from James O’Keefe’s skillfully engineered undercover video takedown of NPR. Here’s the passage that quotes me: But some conservatives…