Philanthropy

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Symposium Contributor Joel Kotkin
A prolific author and incisive commentator, Joel Kotkin is the Roger Hobbs Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., executive director of Urban Reform Institute in Houston,…
by Michael E. Hartmann on March 3, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation With Symposium Contributor Joanne Florino
In her contribution to the Giving Review's symposium “Conservatism and the Future of Tax-Incentivized Big Philanthropy,” Joanne Florino argues that the best way for conservative grantmakers to pursue their core…
by Michael E. Hartmann on March 1, 2023

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Tax-Law Professors Recommend GAO Investigation of Charities’ Involvement in Politics
“Such an examination by a respected Congressional agency could reassure both critics and defenders of the IRS generally and the Exempt Organizations division in particular,” according to Ellen P. Aprill…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 15, 2023

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Gates, Soros, and Ford Foundations Pushing Policy Through Arabella’s “Dark Money” Machine
New filings reveal how three of the largest foundations in the world are using Washington’s top “dark money” lobbying network to change policy in America, further evidence that the Left…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 11, 2023

Philanthropy
Philanthropy and The Myth of Left and Right
Hyrum and Verlan Lewis’s new "The Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America" is, in the authors' own words, a short, tightly argued, question-provoking “attempt to…
by Michael E. Hartmann on January 10, 2023

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Revisiting Pope Benedict’s Thought on Reason and Faith
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died yesterday [December 31, 2022], at the age of 95. Benedict always strongly defended and promoted simple Christian charity, carefully distinguishing it from a notion of…
by Daniel P. Schmidt, Michael E. Hartmann on January 3, 2023

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Three Vie to Chair Powerful House Ways and Means Committee
After last month’s elections, the majority party in the U.S. House of Representatives will shift from Democrats to Republicans in the Congress beginning next year, just as it did after…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 12, 2022

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Elon Musk’s Philanthropy
Elon Musk is a massive influencer. As the owner of three mega corporations with millions of online followers, what Musk says and does is seen by millions and scrutinized by…
by Anthony Vendetti on December 8, 2022

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Celebrate American Philanthropy on Giving Tuesday
America’s charitable spirit is one-of-a-kind. Since colonial days, Americans have turned to charity—not government programs—to feed the hungry, nurse the sick, and lift up the poor, making our people the…
by Hayden Ludwig on November 29, 2022

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Capitalism and Philanthropy on Black Friday
Some worry that Black Friday has devolved into an unfortunate embodiment of consumeristic excess. While that is a legitimate concern—particularly the day after we give thanks for our myriad blessings—it…
by Robert Stilson on November 25, 2022