InfluenceWatch Podcast #304: Architects of the Woke Military
Whether or not it is the cause of recruiting shortfalls or not, rising left-wing ideology in the military is cause for concern. But who is pushing the military to adopt…
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InfluenceWatch Podcast #303: Safeguarding Our Elections (with Jason Snead)
As state legislatures convene in what is likely to be a competitive federal election year, what can states do to ensure their elections are fairly conducted? Jason Snead of the…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #302: The DSA Busts the Budget
All is not well at the Democratic Socialists of America, the most prominent and powerful openly socialist political advocacy organization in America. Longtime activists are quitting, the budget isn’t balancing,…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #301: The Politics of the Power Grid (with Robert Bryce)
If you’re like me, electricity is something that just comes out of the wall and turns on the lights. If you’re like our guest, energy policy expert and creator of…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #300: How SCOTUS Could Shrink the Administrative State
In theory, the case is a simple question: Must fishing rig owners pay the government for the mandatory government inspectors who attend those rigs? But in deciding that question, the…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #299: The Trouble with CAIR
You would think that nobody remotely close to power in the United States would praise the barbarous attacks by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas against Israel of early October 2023.
InfluenceWatch Podcast #298: Philanthropy Year in Review
It is the final week of 2023, a time when many will reflect on the year rapidly passing by. Joining me to reflect on the past year in Big Philanthropy…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #297: Antisemitism’s Link to Affirmative Action (with Heather Mac Donald)
In the wake of the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7 and Israel’s military response, America’s higher education institutions have been riven by radical pro-Palestinian demonstrations and a donor…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #296: Defending the Right to Work
As some follow the siren song of statism promoted by activist groups funded by liberal foundations and push for stronger and more coercive labor unions, the National Right to Work…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #295: Are Environmentalists Foreign Agents?
Are prominent environmentalist groups working on behalf of foreign powers—and wouldn’t that mean they have to declare it under the Foreign Agents Registration Act? That is the question that Senator…