Critics Question Gillibrand’s ‘Clean Election’ Pledge
In a political era where voters are rewarding authenticity, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is at the back of the Democratic primary pack, struggling to square her expedient positions from more than…
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Response: What Went Wrong (and Right) with Conservative Philanthropy
We very much appreciate Law & Liberty’s selection of such esteemed practitioners of and experts on philanthropy in general, and conservative philanthropy in particular, to comment on our Liberty Forum essay. We…
2020 Contender Steve Bullock Benefited From Shady Funding
Last week, Montana Governor Steve Bullock declared himself a candidate for president. Despite having little name recognition outside his home state, the Governor is hoping to make a splash in…
America’s Rare Earth Ultimatum: A Solution to Rare Earth Market Failure
Forty years ago, the U.S. was the world leader in the production of rare earth oxides and critical metallurgical materials derived from rare earth metals. Then, the International Atomic Energy…
InfluenceWatch Podcast Episode #74: Union Sexual Harassment Hypocrisy
In this episode: the SEIU and its allies hit McDonald’s for sexual harassment while one of SEIU’s most powerful local unions looks set to promote an officer accused of sexual…
A New Policy Agenda for the “Regressive Resistance”: If You Can’t Beat ’em, Pack ’em
It isn’t just Article 1 that Democrats want to undermine. They’ve diversified their Constitutional contempt to include Article 3 of the Constitution. And they looked to no less a progressive…
How can Funders Support Scholars with an Alternative Point of View?
Look at college campuses today—trigger warnings, “safe spaces,” speech muzzled, speech threatened—and one must ask: why? Why are so many students threatened by a speech? Why are so many campus conversations today…
MoveOn’s Immigration Rally
The left-wing agitation group MoveOn.org held a rally on May 16th outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C., to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which it called “hateful.”…
Selling Dark Money as Grassroots Transparency
Earlier this month, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced a bill to regulate so-called “dark money.” The definition of this term is often slippery. A New Yorker reporter wrote a famous book blaming the…
The Niskanen Center: Climate Change Chameleons
Let’s face it: the nominally right-leaning Niskanen Center isn’t libertarian or free market. Nor is it particularly moderate—unless “moderate” means endorsing all the basic assumptions of the Left’s global warming…