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…
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Fix the Court May Have Financial Disclosure Problems
Fix the Court is one of many organizations on the Left that works tirelessly to attack the Supreme Court and undermine its legitimacy. Yet Fix the Court's tax disclosures appear…
Coastal Billionaires and “Dark Money” Groups Push for National Popular Vote in Michigan
For years prominent figures on the left have been calling for the abolition of the Electoral College, believing that presidential elections should be strictly democratic, decided solely by the national…
The Policies of Gun Control Advocacy
Not every form of gun control is politically controversial or constitutionally problematic. Laws preventing children or violent felons from acquiring guns attract precious few critics. The debate turns on more…
The Organizations Retraining Journalists
Partisan organizations in the United States are backing the Poynter Institute’s programs to retrain journalists in how to research and write. With the backing of the Democracy Fund, Big…
A Conversation with the New Jersey Constitutional Republicans
In a wide-ranging conversation with J.R. Carman of the New Jersey Constitutional Republicans, Capital Research Center (CRC) president Scott Walter discusses how CRC began as an organization that investigates donor…
The Funders of Gun Control Advocacy
Five groups—Everytown, Giffords, Brady, Sandy Hook Promise, and March for Our Lives—accounted for the vast majority of funds raised by American gun control nonprofits. Each of these groups operate both…
The Landscape of Gun Control Advocacy
Dozens of gun control advocacy groups are active in the United States, and detailed financial information is available on at least 50. This includes groups organized as 501(c)(3) charities, 501(c)(4)…
Let Them (the Tech Giants) Fight Dot Gif!
If Americans think they’re mad at tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Twitter for censorship and suppression of speech, they should know that their anger apparently doesn’t compare to the…
Left-Wing Tides Nexus Raised $1.5 Billion in 2021
The Arabella Advisors network has recently dominated the news cycle after raking in $1.6 billion in 2021, but other groups, like the infamous Tides Nexus have recently brought in massive…