The Anti-American Left: Communophilism
The United States of America has arguably been the single most indispensable force for global good over at least the past century. Yet a distinct and longstanding vein of activism…
Code Pink
The Anti-American Left: IPS and the National Lawyers Guild
Although the roots of the Anti-American Left stretch back further, it probably makes sense to begin in the 1960s with the Institute for Policy Studies, if for no other reason…
The Anti-American Left: Democratic Socialists of America
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the most prominent socialist political group in the country. It has received considerable mainstream media attention in recent years, due in no small…
The Anti-American Left: Alliance for Global Justice
The Alliance for Global Justice is among the most radically leftist nonprofits in the United States. Its overarching goal is to challenge “the economic and foreign policies of our government…
The Anti-American Left: The War on Terror and Code Pink
The War on Terror proved to be a major inflection point for the anti-American Left. A group called ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) was formed within…
The Anti-American Left: Russian Invasion of Ukraine
When the anti-American Left is confronted with a situation in which a rival or adversary of the United States does something that is essentially indefensible, the standard approach is to…
The Private Investments of Private Foundations: Philanthropy’s “Dark Money”?
The IRS instructs private foundations to attach a detailed schedule of investments to their annual publicly available Form 990-PF. Some, however, do not include meaningful detail on how their vast…
The Private Investments of Private Foundations: Incongruous Investments
Investment portfolios shouldn’t be battlefields for ideological conflict, but many foundations—and particularly the activist groups they fund—are increasingly choosing to make them so. This can result in a marked disconnect…
The Private Investments of Private Foundations: Capitalism for Me, But Not for Thee
The specifics of a given foundation’s investments—indeed, whether those investments are properly disclosed and itemized at all—is rather less relevant when that foundation’s grantmaking evidences wholesale antagonism to market capitalism…
The Private Investments of Private Foundations: Depoliticize Philanthropy
The point here is not that foundation investments should be politicized. They should not. Foundations should, however, abide by what appear to be unambiguous IRS transparency instructions and be prepared…