InfluenceWatch Friday
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Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Tiktok Isn’t the Only Company Collecting Your Data
At the time of writing 27 states and the executive branch of the U.S. government have banned TikTok on government devices. This policy will likely expand in the coming months…
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”…
Behind the Forever Mask: A Guide to Pro-Lockdown Holdouts
If one did not know any better, one would think the lockdown-and-mask era of COVID-19 has ended. Even the Chinese Communist Party is abandoning its “Zero COVID” lockdown regime, despite…
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…
The Carnegie Endowment Could Use Some Sunlight
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has recently come under fire for hiring members of the Chinese Communist Party. Carnegie takes in millions from the U.S. government as well as…
Blame Environmentalists for High Gas Prices—and Doing Russia’s Bidding
With the war in Ukraine, Americans are rediscovering the value of cheap and abundant electricity and why past generations craved independence from hostile oil exporters. Not long ago, people knew…
Forced Electrification: Environmentalists’ War on Consumers
Environmentalism boils down to making your life harder. From banning oil-burning cars to promising the moon with feel-good renewables, eco-activists are on a mission to make electricity a luxury good—and…
Forced Electrification: The Stealth War on Your Dishwasher
Activists may call it “electrification,” but their plan has nothing to do with bringing electricity to rural communities à la the New Deal and Tennessee Valley Authority. Instead, it’s a…
Forced Electrification: What’s Wrong with Natural Gas?
Virginia's energy economy is the picture of success painted by moderate environmentalists 20 years ago. Almost 60 percent of its electricity is generated from natural gas and another 30 percent…