What’s Wrong with Ethnic Studies?
In 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation requiring all California high school students to complete Ethnic Studies by the 2025–2026 school year. This divisive new course is riddled with social…
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A Conversation with We Have Never Been Woke Author Musa al-Gharbi (Part 1 of 2)
Sociologist Musa al-Gharbi talks to Michael E. Hartmann about symbolic capitalists in general and in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector in particular, how they exacerbate a lot of problems, and…
A Conversation with We Have Never Been Woke Author Musa Al-Gharbi (Part 2 of 2)
Sociologist Musa al-Gharbi talks to Michael E. Hartmann about what happened in previous Great Awokenings, the choice before symbolic capitalists in the face of growing populist reaction against them, the…
More Overstatement Of “The Powell Memo’s” Role
Mehrsa Baradaran’s new The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America joins many other histories in citing “the Powell memo” as an important part of their narratives. In the case of The Quiet Coup,…
Capital Research, October/November 2023
In the October/November 2023 issue of Capital Research, the Hewlett Foundation is ironically funding a campaign against free-market capitalism. The Biden administration spends $1.2 billion researching transgender issues. The Taft-Hartley…
Charles “Chuck” Feeney, R.I.P.
Chuck Feeney, who died October 9, at the age of 92, may be the ultimate example of giving while living, as even his billionaire peers have long observed. He ranks…
Larry Kramer and Anti-Capitalism at Hewlett
Larry Kramer, president of the $13 billion William and Flora Hewlett Foundation since 2012, has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the year…
American Compass Blunders Left
American Compass’s manifesto Rebuilding American Capitalism calls upon conservative policymakers to enact enormous worldwide tariffs to constrain consumer choice, develop a broad-based system of central planning, raise taxes on financial…
Capitalism and Philanthropy on Black Friday
Some worry that Black Friday has devolved into an unfortunate embodiment of consumeristic excess. While that is a legitimate concern—particularly the day after we give thanks for our myriad blessings—it…
For Anti-Capitalists, “The Future Is Public”
The Future Is Public is an international campaign to oppose economic privatization and support extensive government-provided goods and services. Its manifesto calls for the state to control of large swaths…