Staff
Parker Thayer
Investigative Researcher
Parker Thayer is an Investigative Researcher at Capital Research Center. A native of Michigan, he recently graduated from Hillsdale College.
Authored Content
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InfluenceWatch Podcast #342: Arabella’s Tax (Return) Day
Article on November 22, 2024 by Parker Thayer, Robert Stilson, Michael Watson -
Mystery Donor Behind J.B. Prtizker’s Resistance Group Unmasked
Article on November 20, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
The Arabella Network’s Secret Client: Reclusive Billionaire Gwen Sontheim
Article on November 14, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
USA Today Blatantly Works to Whitewash Democrat Hacks as ‘Nonpartisan’
Article on November 4, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
The Voter Participation Center Deserves to Be Grilled
Article on September 26, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
The Shadow Campaign:
The Stars of the RosterArticle on September 18, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
The Shadow Campaign:
The AFL-CIO and Chamber of CommerceArticle on September 18, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
The Shadow Campaign:
Norm Eisen and the Voter Protection ProgramArticle on September 18, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
The Shadow Campaign: Voter Participation Center
Article on September 18, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #332: Voter Participation, Unless You Like NASCAR
Article on September 6, 2024 by Parker Thayer, Michael Watson, Scott Walter -
The $10 Million “Dark Money” Campaign Against the Supreme Court
Article on August 14, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
The Suspicious Rise of Brian Fallon, the Left’s Narrative Czar
Article on August 8, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #328: Leftists Pack the Court
Article on August 2, 2024 by Sarah Lee, Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
Demand Justice, the “Dark Money” Group Behind a $10 Million Campaign Against the Supreme Court
Article on July 25, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #324: The WEIRD Elite
Article on July 5, 2024 by Sarah Lee, Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
ProPublica’s Weaponization of Journalism: The Good
Article on June 27, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
ProPublica’s Weaponization of Journalism: The Bad
Article on June 27, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
ProPublica’s Weaponization of Journalism: The Ugly Truth
Article on June 27, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
Meet The Dark Money Network Quietly Transforming America
Article on June 25, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
The Arabella Network’s “Dark Money” Fix for Biden’s Economic Messaging Problem
Article on June 24, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Episode 319: The Purpose of Sex Ed
Article on May 31, 2024 by Kali Fontanilla, Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
UPDATED: Shining a Light on Zuck Bucks in the 2020 Battleground States
Article on May 28, 2024 by Parker Thayer, Hayden Ludwig -
The Hidden History of Biden’s Title IX Butchery
Article on May 13, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
The Media’s Shameful Revisionist History of “Zuck Bucks”
Article on May 7, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
Parker Thayer Discusses “Zuck Bucks” and Wisconsin Elections with Jesse Kelly
Article on April 29, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
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Donors to the Arabella Advisors Network
Article on April 24, 2024 by Parker Thayer, Robert Stilson -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #312: Nonprofits and the News
Article on April 12, 2024 by Parker Thayer, Ken Braun, Michael Watson -
The Election Trust Initiative
Article on March 18, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
“Zuck Bucks” for Soft-on-Crime Prosecution
Article on March 6, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
Corrupt Voter Registration Scheme Persists: VRP’s Activity in 2022 and Beyond
Article on February 1, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
Who Are the Ballot Cleansers?
Article on January 23, 2024 by Parker Thayer -
BEST OF 2023: Living Room Pundit’s Updated Guide to Soros District Attorneys
Article on December 30, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
BEST OF 2023: How Charities Secretly Help Win Elections
Article on December 26, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Episode #294: Scandal at Stacey’s Shop
Article on November 17, 2023 by Sarah Lee, Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
Michigan Renewable Energy Ads Tied to Arabella Advisors Network
Article on November 14, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #293: Half a Billion for Liberal Journalism (w/Scott Walter)
Article on November 10, 2023 by Parker Thayer, Michael Watson, Scott Walter -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #289: The Arabella Machine Rolls On
Article on October 6, 2023 by Sarah Lee, Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
Voter Registration Project on Fox News
Article on October 3, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
Voter Registration Project Report on ABC7
Article on October 3, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #288: UAW on Strike
Article on September 29, 2023 by Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
Shady Dealings in Voter Registration
Article on September 27, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
Voter Registration Charities: A Massive, Overlooked Scandal
Article on September 20, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
CRC Exposes Democratic Scheme to Use Charity to Get New Voters
Article on August 30, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #283: Partisan Charities
Article on August 25, 2023 by Parker Thayer, Robert Stilson, Michael Watson -
REPORT: How Charities Secretly Help Win Elections
Article on August 15, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
Alexander Soros, Electric Cars, and the Inflation Reduction Act: What to Expect from George Soros’s Heir
Article on June 28, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #274: George Soros’s Successor
Article on June 16, 2023 by Sarah Lee, Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #271: Fix the Court’s Foul-Up
Article on May 26, 2023 by Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
Fix the Court May Have Financial Disclosure Problems
Article on May 15, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
Coastal Billionaires and “Dark Money” Groups Push for National Popular Vote in Michigan
Article on May 2, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #267: Weingarten Will Not Be Apologizing
Article on April 28, 2023 by Sarah Lee, Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
Book Review: Fact-Checking the Fact-Checkers
Article on April 3, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
Living Room Pundit’s Updated Guide to Soros District Attorneys
Article on March 30, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
Left-Wing Tides Nexus Raised $1.5 Billion in 2021
Article on March 17, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #259: Gore’s Climate Errors
Article on March 3, 2023 by Parker Thayer, Ken Braun, Michael Watson -
Zuckerberg Cash and Left-Wing Dark Money Groups Behind Soft-on-Crime DC Bill
Article on February 21, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
State Voices: The Left-Wing Nonprofit That Made 140 Million Voter Contacts in 2022
Article on February 8, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
How the Soft-on-Crime Sausage Gets Made
Article on January 30, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #252: Gas Stoves We’ll Defend
Article on January 13, 2023 by Parker Thayer, Ken Braun, Michael Watson -
Conservatives Can Address the Election Disparity (and Maybe Even Start Winning)
Article on January 11, 2023 by Parker Thayer -
Fake Charities Are Spending Millions to Help Democrats Win Elections [REPOST]
Article on December 29, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Living Room Pundit’s Guide to Soros District Attorneys [REPOST]
Article on December 23, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Soup Throwing Aside, Environmental Activists Are Still Ruining People’s Lives
Article on December 20, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
“Dark Money” and Fake News
Article on December 6, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Millions in “Dark Money” Bankrolled 2022 State Secretary of State Campaigns
Article on December 5, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Left-Wing Billionaire MacKenzie Scott
Article on November 2, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Dustin Moskovitz: Another Left-Wing Billionaire Backing Disastrous DAs
Article on October 18, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #239: Socializing Broadband
Article on October 7, 2022 by Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
Fake Charities Are Spending Millions to Help Democrats Win Elections
Article on October 3, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Left-Wing Billionaire Donald Sussman
Article on September 29, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Left-Wing Billionaire Dustin Moskovitz
Article on September 20, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Are We Allowed to Talk About George Soros?
Article on August 30, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
George Soros and Teachers Unions Behind Biden’s Radical Title IX Changes
Article on July 18, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
The Voter Participation Center: A Tax-Exempt Turnout Machine for Democrats
Article on July 13, 2022 by Parker Thayer, Hayden Ludwig -
Rise of the Soros “Prosecutors”
Article on June 13, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Soros Political Contributions
Article on May 12, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Soros Cash Floods into Arkansas Prosecutor Election
Article on May 5, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #216: Governing for Impact
Article on April 29, 2022 by Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
CRC’s Parker Thayer Featured in Governing for Impact Exposé
Article on April 27, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
George Soros Losing $1.3 Billion on Electric Vehicles
Article on April 21, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Soros Funds Radical-Left Candidates
Article on April 14, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Alameda County DA Election Will Likely Draw More Soros Funding
Article on March 17, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
Sorostan: The 37 Million Americans Under Soros-Funded District Attorneys
Article on March 2, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
How the Group “Faithful America” Is Serving as a Front Group for the Left
Article on February 25, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
The Left’s Narrative on “Dark Money” Collapses
Article on February 10, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #203: Virginia Responds to “Zuck Bucks”
Article on January 28, 2022 by Parker Thayer, Hayden Ludwig, Michael Watson, Scott Walter -
Which States Did CTCL Flood with “Zuck Bucks”?
Article on January 21, 2022 by Parker Thayer, Hayden Ludwig -
Living Room Pundit’s Guide to Soros District Attorneys
Article on January 18, 2022 by Parker Thayer -
BREAKING: New IRS Disclosures Confirm Flood of Private Money to Elections Offices from Zuckerberg Grantee
Article on December 16, 2021 by Parker Thayer, Hayden Ludwig -
Zuckerberg’s Election Meddling Could Be Emulated by Foreign Interests
Article on November 23, 2021 by Parker Thayer -
Breaking: Arabella’s Left-wing Activist Network Raked in $1.7 Billion in 2020—a “Dark Money” Blowout
Article on November 22, 2021 by Parker Thayer, Hayden Ludwig -
Soros Spent at Least $3.2 Million on the 2021 Elections
Article on November 10, 2021 by Parker Thayer -
Grassroots Organizing Gone Corporate
Article on November 4, 2021 by Parker Thayer -
InfluenceWatch Podcast #193: Planned (and Well-Funded) Climate Chaos
Article on October 29, 2021 by Parker Thayer, Michael Watson -
Who Paid for “Climate Chaos” Week?
Article on October 22, 2021 by Parker Thayer -
LUCHA’s Deep Ties to the Left
Article on October 13, 2021 by Parker Thayer -
Randi Weingarten: A Study in Hypocrisy
Article on September 22, 2021 by Parker Thayer -
Federally Funded Groups Targeting Republican Governors over School Mask Policies
Article on August 31, 2021 by Parker Thayer -
Mystery Donor Revealed: Mark Zuckerberg Backed Radical DA Candidates
Article on August 5, 2021 by Parker Thayer -
Mark Zuckerberg Cash Appears to Have Leaked into Prosecutor Races
Article on August 3, 2021 by Parker Thayer