The Three Rivers of Money in Politics
Private money in politics flows through three main rivers: money given directly to candidates ($5 billion); soft money, sometimes called "dark money" ($133 million); and charitable giving to public policy…
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Agency: Giving Kids and Their Caregivers Hope for the Future
Ian Rowe is an optimist, and that shines through in his new book, "Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for All Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their…
Voter Suppression Myth: Busted
Following the 2018 primaries in Georgia, rising Democratic star and failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams began insisting voter suppression was at fault for her loss to now Governor Brian Kemp…
Commonwealth Fund Prescription for Public Health: More Federal Control
During the COVID-19 pandemic, objectionable acts by public health officials and the social and economic harm caused by restrictions led some states to lift the restrictions before federal public health…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #229: Agency with Ian Rowe
We’ve heard a great deal lately about education in America, from discussions about school choice post-COVID restrictions to whether curriculum is being developed that helps children learn to succeed at…
Louisiana Turns Up the Heat on CTCL and Arabella’s New Venture Fund
Last week, Louisiana’s Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a lower court’s decision in October 2020 that had thrown out a lawsuit against the Center for Tech and…
Putting Our Cocktail Parties Where Our Mouths Are
Since January 15, 2022, the nation’s capital has required patrons of bars, restaurants, and similar indoor entertainment establishments to show their papers—a vaccination card and photo identification—in order to enter,…
Catharsis Comes for the Education Monopoly
This School Choice Week—which runs through Friday, January 28—many activists are celebrating 2021 as the “year of school choice” and hailing advances that charter schools, private school subsidies, and other…
Which States Did CTCL Flood with “Zuck Bucks”?
As part of CRC’s cutting edge investigation into how Mark Zuckerberg and the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) influenced the 2020 election, we’ve mapped out nearly $325 million…
UPDATED: Shining a Light on Zuck Bucks in the 2020 Battleground States
The latest in a series exposing Mark Zuckerberg’s influence on the 2020 election. The Capital Research Center was among the first to unearth hundreds of millions of dollars…