Bill Clinton

Philanthropy
Q&A with Welfare Reformer Jason Turner (Part 1 of 2)
Twenty-five years after enactment of state and federal work-based welfare reform, the executive director of the Secretaries’ Innovation Group covers the circumstances surrounding the reforms’ passage and the positive effects…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 6, 2021

Philanthropy
Q&A with Welfare Reformer Jason Turner (Part 2 of 2)
Twenty-five years after enactment of state and federal work-based welfare reform, the executive director of the Secretaries’ Innovation Group (SIG) addresses philanthropy and welfare reform, SIG, and application of the…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 6, 2021

Philanthropy
“Intermediate Sanctions” Against Abuses of Tax Exemption, 25 Years After Their Enactment
A little more than 25 years ago, on July 30, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed into law what was called the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The law included new “intermediate…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 1, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
Bill Clinton’s Plea Bargain
Today, 20 years ago on this date began the final few hours of a presidential administration—the Clinton administration. The InfluenceWatch profile of President Bill Clinton reveals that he was concerned…
by Ken Braun on January 20, 2021

Foundation Watch
Flashback: Bill Clinton gave China missile technology
With all this talk of Russians allegedly interfering in U.S. elections, it is worth recalling that it wasn’t too long ago that the previous Democrat in the White House betrayed…
by Matthew Vadum on December 21, 2016

Charity and Welfare
20 years since Bill Clinton’s welfare reform, how has American poverty changed?
(originally posted at Philanthropy Daily) It’s now been 20 years since President Bill Clinton signed the welfare reform law. The bill was one of the most signed in…
by Martin Morse Wooster on October 9, 2016

Organization Trends
The Violence Against Women Act and the War for Tax Dollars
Correction appended -- see below (PDF here) Summary: Violence against women is terrible, but the laws and federal programs related to it can be seriously flawed, too. Significant…
by Michael Volpe on April 11, 2016

Foundation Watch
Billionaire Legacy Builders
(PDF here) The president has begun raising money for his library and foundation, which will be located in Chicago and plans to operate on a grand scale.  Obama hopes…
by Barbara Joanna Lucas on November 2, 2015

Foundation Watch
The Clinton Foundation
(PDF here) The former first family’s philanthropy has always been a vehicle to promote the careers of the Clintons. It does some good things that help people but in…
by Barbara Joanna Lucas on May 12, 2015

Foundation Watch
De-Imagining America
  (PDF here) Imagining America is a creature of radical foundations and the Clinton administration. Both activist group and grant-maker, the Syracuse University-based…
by Matthew Vadum on May 1, 2014