Democratic Party

Organization Trends
The Left of the Left: A Twisted Worldview
The DSA’s hierarchy of priorities can be found though examining its foreign policy. Its platform calls for ending economic and financial sanctions, specifically those levied against Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, and…
by Robert Stilson on October 25, 2023

Organization Trends
The Left of the Left: The Democratic Party
The DSA thus inhabits a political space that is well to the left of the mainline Democratic Party, even as the Democrats have lurched considerably. But just how closely should…
by Robert Stilson on October 25, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with The Liberal Patriot’s John Halpin (Part 1 of 2)
John Halpin, president and executive editor of The Liberal Patriot, talks with Michael E. Hartmann about advancing human freedom and American interests, his background, and his and the publication’s priorities.
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 21, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with The Liberal Patriot’s John Halpin (Part 2 of 2)
John Halpin, president and executive editor of The Liberal Patriot, talks with Michael E. Hartmann about whether partisanship in the nonprofit sector reflects philanthropic strategies, the effect of Donald Trump on…
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 21, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
Voter Registration Charities: A Massive, Overlooked Scandal
“Nonprofit voter registration” doesn’t sound interesting. Yet nonprofit voter registration, or the use of tax-exempt charitable organizations to conduct and fund voter registration drives, is one of the most important…
by Parker Thayer on September 20, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Martin Gurri (Part 1 of 2)
The analyst and author talks to Daniel P. Schmidt and Michael E. Hartmann about philanthropy as an elite institution that should be as “on the defensive” against populist discontent as…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 18, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Martin Gurri (Part 2 of 2)
The analyst and author talks to Daniel P. Schmidt and Michael E. Hartmann about philanthropy’s reaction to popular discontent with elites, contemplates the populist future of conservatism, and considers some…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 18, 2023

Labor Watch
Creation of the Labor-Progressive Alliance: Industrialization and Labor Unionism
The ties that bind organized labor to the left-of-center infrastructure, the Democratic Party, and the modern expansionist administrative state date predate the Wagner Act of 1935. While early labor movements…
by Michael Watson on July 7, 2023

Labor Watch
Creation of the Labor-Progressive Alliance: Why Unions Came to Be
Labor organization before the Civil War was typically local, short term, and haphazard. Mass industrialization that took off following the end of the conflict drew millions out of farm work…
by Michael Watson on July 7, 2023

Labor Watch
Creation of the Labor-Progressive Alliance: Defining the Workforce
Aiding Gompers’s shift from Marxist-influenced radicalism to the capital-P Progressive mainstream of the early 20th century was a debate within organized labor that continues to the present day. Should the…
by Michael Watson on July 7, 2023