Getting Close to Bad People: Episode 5 of Showtime’s The Lincoln Project
Outside of the pedantic rehash of 2020 election denial, the big reveal in Episode 5, and the reason why it is still well worth watching, involves coverage of the John…
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The Outrage Machine: Episode 4 of Showtime’s The Lincoln Project
Note: This is a review of Episode 4 of the The Lincoln Project, a five-episode Showtime documentary. Links to a review of other episodes and additional research regarding the Lincoln…
The Trump Projection: Episode 3 of Showtime’s The Lincoln Project
An ill-fated family intervention occurred in episode 3 of Showtime’s The Lincoln Project. Much else that the cameras captured reveals selfish behavior and self-inflicted distractions rivaling and often exceeding the…
Eyes off the Prize: Episode 2 of Showtime’s The Lincoln Project
If it had not been for the pandemic, it’s hard to see how Trump would have lost his job. Whether the people featured in the Showtime series really helped push…
The Three Rivers of Money in Politics
Private money in politics flows through three main rivers: money given directly to candidates ($5 billion); soft money, sometimes called "dark money" ($133 million); and charitable giving to public policy…
Losing the Latino Voters: Episode 1 of Showtime’s The Lincoln Project
According to the Showtime account, increasing Latino and black support for Donald Trump is not what the Lincoln Project had in mind. The filmmakers chose “The gunslingers” as the title…
Showtime’s The Lincoln Project: Weaponizing Attack Ads Against Your Donor Base
Just in time for the midterm election, Showtime is streaming The Lincoln Project. The five-part documentary profiles the controversial pro-Democratic super PAC created for the 2020 election by…
Arabella Advisors, CTCL, and Partisan Use of Nonprofits
On the Kim Monson Show podcast Hayden Ludwig discusses CRC's work on Arabella Advisors and its in-house nonprofits. Ludwig explains how Arabella Advisors accepts money from large left-wing foundations to…
New IRS Complaint Alleges “Zuck Bucks” Groups’ Illegal Partisanship in 2020 Election
A newly filed complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alleges that three tax-exempt organizations—the Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL), Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR), and…
What Is Arabella Advisors?
Arabella Advisors has been around since 2005. Until an investigative reporter at Capital Research Center uncovered it, Arabella had never been mentioned in a mainstream news story, even though it…