Philanthropy and The Man Who Invented Conservatism
Frank S. Meyer is “the American credited as the founder of the Communist student movement in the United Kingdom,” according to Daniel J. Flynn’s introduction of his magnificent biography of Meyer.
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Buckley and Buckley Offer Insights for Philanthropy from Founding Funding Plan for National Review
As young William F. Buckley, Jr., and others were working to launch National Review in 1955, it “needed backers and donors.” Buckley and former Time editor Willi Schlamm, who helped persuade him to start…
A Conversation with the U.K.’s Jason Reed (Part 1 of 2)
The London-based policy analyst and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the politicization of charities in the U.K., the role of the Charity Commission and other “quangos” there, and…
A Conversation with the U.K.’s Jason Reed (Part 2 of 2)
The London-based policy analyst and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about where criticism of politicized charity is coming from in the U.K., why, and what could and should perhaps…
Prizing Conservative Philanthropy and Its History
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation will award James Piereson with one of its Bradley Prizes on May 29, recognizing his important role in conservative philanthropy. He served as the executive director and…
A Conversation with the Manhattan Institute’s John D. Sailer (Part 1 of 2)
The think-tank fellow and higher-education researcher talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the Mellon Foundation’s and other grantmakers’ substantial support of the “scholar-activist pipeline” and how it tilts colleges and…
A Conversation with the Manhattan Institute’s John D. Sailer (Part 2 of 2)
The think-tank fellow and higher-education researcher talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the necessary scrutiny of and unfortunate lack of transparency in much philanthropically supported programs and projects in higher…
A Conversation with Modern Age’s Daniel McCarthy (Part 1 of 2)
The editor of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute journal talks to Michael E. Hartmann about recent developments in, the current states of, and potential future directions for conservatism and philanthropy, including…
A Conversation with Modern Age’s Daniel McCarthy (Part 2 of 2)
The editor of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute journal talks to Michael E. Hartmann about establishment and conservative philanthropy, including in the context of populism’s ascendance.
Philanthropy and the Campus Wars—and Later, the Larger Culture War—in Resistance from the Right
“Conservatives did not win the campus wars of the 1960s, and they failed in almost every way to meaningfully pull faculty and students to the right during their time on…