China

Deception & Misdirection
Arabella’s “Dark Money” Wants to Silence Free Speech
Enemies of free speech apparently feel right at home in the country’s largest “dark money” lobbying empire. Case-in-point, the Dangerous Speech Project aims to “inoculate” Americans against right-wing “hate” and…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 31, 2023

Commentary
China, China, China (and Biden)
One of the more interesting aspects of the Biden classified documents drama is the appearance of a university-affiliated think tank, named for the president, that received millions as a “gift”…
by Sarah Lee on January 25, 2023

Special Report
The Great Reset and Its Critics: The Technocrats
In mid-2020, after COVID-19 and lockdown policies to (unsuccessfully) stop it had spread across the world, the World Economic Forum (WEF) leader Klaus Schwab, along with the man now known…
by Michael Watson on January 12, 2023

Special Report
The Great Reset and Its Critics: The Great Reset
In July 2020, Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret published "COVID-19: The Great Reset," which the authors wrote would “help understand what’s coming in a multitude of domains.” But at a…
by Michael Watson on January 12, 2023

Special Report
The Great Reset and Its Critics: The Great Narrative
The ambition of "COVID-19: The Great Reset" and the WEF’s broader Great Reset projects ensured that the 2020 volume would not be the last word on the question. So, in…
by Michael Watson on January 12, 2023

Special Report
The Great Reset and Its Critics: The Critics
The ambition of the Great Reset agenda was sure to provoke a response from critics. Given recent political developments in the United States that have placed conservatives in opposition both…
by Michael Watson on January 12, 2023

Special Report
The Great Reset and Its Critics: Conclusion
The technocratic mentality that pervades the World Economic Forum’s messaging, including "The Great Reset" and "The Great Narrative," holds that the politicians and corporate officials who convene at WEF’s Davos…
by Michael Watson on January 12, 2023

Organization Trends
The New Face Behind the Confucius Institutes
Confucius Institutes have been controversial since they first opened in the United States in 2012, provoking massive pushback from the public over their influence in universities. At first glance the…
by Sam Cantor on December 9, 2022

Organization Trends
Foreign Funding of Nonprofits Goes Unchecked
In recent years, Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania have been called out for receiving billions of dollars from foreign actors. Welcome to an age of heightened concerns over…
by Sarah Lee on June 22, 2022

Philanthropy
Elon Musk’s Philanthropy Is Still Big Philanthropy
Boy-genius Elon Musk—of SpaceX, Tesla, and $5.7 billion in charitable gifts no one’s yet seen distributed—nearly broke the internet this week when first he became the largest single shareholder of…
by Sarah Lee on April 6, 2022