InfluenceWatch Podcast #277: Socialists in the Classroom
As bad and left-wing as teachers unions can be, for some union activists and leftist agitators the normal level of leftism just isn’t enough. For that reason, the Democratic Socialists…
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InfluenceWatch Podcast #276: Sue and Settle
Normally, when the government is sued the public expects the government to defend itself. But what if the government doesn’t defend itself, because it wants the same policy ends as the…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #275: Fighting ESG with Consumers Research
Over the past few years, conservatives have begun to push back against the powerful “environmental, social, and corporate governance” or ESG investing movement. Helping lead that charge has been today’s…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #274: George Soros’s Successor
George Soros, the famous liberal billionaire investor-philanthropist, is over 90 years old, which would motivate anyone in his position to think about his succession. This week, the Wall Street…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #273: Biden’s War on Cars
The private automobile defined post–World War II America, liberating the masses from the regimentation of railroad schedules and the limitations of foot transportation. But the Left has never liked the…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #272: The Folly of Reimagining Big Labor
A new union-curious faction of conservatism is growing in the run-up to the 2024 election. Leading the charge is a group of otherwise solidly conservative legislators (you’ll recognize the names)…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #271: Fix the Court’s Foul-Up
If I could provide just one piece of free advice in public advocacy, it’s this: Don’t openly say you messed up on an on-record call with a reporter—you might as…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #270: Durham’s Report on Russiagate
This week, Justice Department Special Counsel John Durham issued the final report on his investigation into Crossfire Hurricane, better known as the “Russia collusion investigation” targeting the 2016 presidential campaign…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #269: The Border Crisis
Title 42, an emergency policy allowing U.S. authorities to send border-crossers back whence they came (usually Mexico) on public-health grounds, is ending with the COVID-19 public health emergency. And with…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #268: Women’s Right to Self-Defense
With news last month that Visa and Mastercard had paused a plan to track gun purchases, and last year’s SCOTUS decision that struck down a New York law that put…