elections

Podcast
“Who Funds That?” Episode 14: The Foreign Funding Election Loophole
It is supposed to be the law that foreigners, people who do not have citizenship or permanent residency, cannot fund federal election campaigns. But our colleague Parker Thayer notes that…
by Parker Thayer, Michael Watson on July 21, 2026

Philanthropy
Updated List of Various Ideas to Reform Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
During the past several years, The Giving Review has tried to conscientiously track contemplated or proposed ideas to reform philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Again acknowledging its partiality and anticipating…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 19, 2024

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #303: Safeguarding Our Elections (with Jason Snead)
As state legislatures convene in what is likely to be a competitive federal election year, what can states do to ensure their elections are fairly conducted? Jason Snead of the…
by Michael Watson on February 9, 2024

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

Foundation Watch
Blueing Kansas
The left’s multi-million-dollar activist machine is turning its sights on Kansas, a red state they hope to flip blue—and there is no shortage of get out the vote money for…
by Hayden Ludwig on February 24, 2023

Organization Trends
Making Vote By Mail Permanent
“Zuck bucks” are no more. After pouring $350 million into largely Democratic districts in the 2020 election, boosting turnout for Joe Biden in strategic counties, the Center for…
by Hayden Ludwig on April 28, 2022

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #207: Saving Our Elections
We have covered in various episodes the Congressional Democrats’ proposals to take over the administration of elections, but state-level conservatives have responded by tightening election integrity protections. Joining me to…
by Michael Watson on March 4, 2022

Organization Trends
Independent Redistricting Commissions Are Problematic, Says . . . the New York Times?
Recently, readers of the New York Times learned what readers of Capital Research already knew. Independent redistricting commissions fail to generate fairer maps than traditional legislative redistricting. In fact, commissions…
by Michael Watson on November 30, 2021

Organization Trends
How Much Damage Did Arabella’s Trusted Elections Fund Cause in 2020?
The mysterious Trusted Elections Fund, one of the professional Left’s top vote-by-mail groups created to warp the 2020 election, seems to have popped out of existence as quickly as it…
by Hayden Ludwig on November 22, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
SEIU Throws Weight Behind Mail-In Voting
One of the largest and most politically active unions in America gave $40,000 to a group that registers Virginians to receive absentee ballots in an effort to bolster Democratic turnout for the…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 27, 2021