“Dark Money” in the Climate Debate: DISCLOSE Act
Senator Kaine mentioned that he doesn’t believe that the problem of dark money is more significant on the Democratic side than the Republican side. Without citing any dollar figures to…
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“Dark Money” in the Climate Debate: “Dark Money” Links
In ten climate hearings, Democrats have never asked a single one of their witnesses about their receipt of dark money, let alone attempted to impugn their integrity or accused them…
“Dark Money” in the Climate Debate: “Cherry-Picked” Data
After the hearing, a Democratic witness took part in an interview, which was published in The Guardian. She specifically said that she “suspected the evidence that Democrats take more dark…
The Media Are Offside on Seid
Barre Seid’s bold contribution of $1.6 billion to the Marble Trust has set off a firestorm of condemnation and has engendered urgent calls for “reform” by the cognoscenti on the…
An Exchange with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse over Forced Donor Disclosure
A few days after CRC president Scott Walter testified in a subcommittee hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Whitehouse sent a letter to CRC and two other nonprofits, asking…
H.R. 1 Would Further Damage Election Integrity
Although the scuttlebutt around DC is that the oddly named For the People Act (H.R. 1) is unlikely to pass both houses of Congress, there’s reason to be concerned about…
The Sunlight Foundation: Another left-wing pressure group with dubious claims to nonpartisanship
The Sunlight Foundation: Another left-wing pressure group with dubious claims to nonpartisanship By Jesse Tyler, Foundation Watch, January 2015 (PDF) Summary: The Sunlight Foundation is yet another nonprofit that…