The ascent of PolicyLink
A who’s who of left-leaning big philanthropy behemoths has helped turn a once-modest, far-left socialist advocacy nonprofit into a large and rich player in the public policy space. This illustrates…
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The Problem with Giving Tuesday
Editorial note: this is a repost of an essay published last year on Giving Tuesday. *** Remember when Silicon Valley hacked the…
Inside the abortion pill war rocking America
At-home abortion has transformed the abortion industry and inaugurated a war between red and blue states. Conservatives have the power to end that battle for good—if they'll use it.
News Roundup: Media cites CRC on climate, Bill Gates and homeless policy
Bill Gates dropping the climate doomsday movement and the radicals running our homeless policy are just some of the issues where media has recently come to CRC analysts for information.
Bill Gates, Big Philanthropy, and the troubles they create
Billionaire philanthropy often looks more like policy influence than charity. Tim Schwab’s book on Bill Gates warns why this is a problem.
Kennedy vs. Big Food: Who Is funding the fight against MAHA?
The Make America Healthy Again agenda is a sweeping set of reforms targeting ultra-processed foods, chemical additives, pesticide-heavy farming, and corporate control over public health policy. It has some rich…
InfluenceWatch Podcast Special Edition: Gates Quits Arabella
I’m Michael Watson joined by Parker Thayer and Sarah Lee and this is the InfluenceWatch Podcast. We’re recording a special episode from the SPN Annual Meeting because there’s big news…
In-state tuition for illegal immigrants: A hidden cost to American families
Should an illegal immigrant living in California be eligible for a generous taxpayer subsidy not available to a legal citizen from Ohio?…
A Conversation with Investigative Journalist Tim Schwab (Part 1 of 2)
The author of a book on Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the reaction to his book, the degree to which the foundation is…
A Conversation with Investigative Journalist Tim Schwab (Part 2 of 2)
The author of a book on Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation talks to Michael E. Hartmann about Melinda French Gates’ grantmaking, as well as potential aggressive policy reforms of…