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Organization Trends
Identity and the Place of the People in Democratically Defining and Expressing It in the West
In the early 2000s, there was a vigorous debate between Italian Senator Marcello Pera and then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger about European identity and its ramifications for all of the West. The…
by Daniel P. Schmidt, Michael E. Hartmann on March 3, 2025

Op-Ed Column
The Goose, the Gander, and Green Bay
“Swamp” is perhaps the most-familiar metaphor for the national capital city, where so much power—existing and desired, institutional and personal—resides. As part of “draining it,” some conservatives have suggested that…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 17, 2024

Philanthropy
A Conversation With The Brothers Author Karl Zinsmeister (Part 1 of 2)
Karl Zinsmeister‘s length and variation of professional experience, along with his depth and breadth of knowledge, give rise to a wisdom from which more should benefit. Luckily, he shares it…
by Michael E. Hartmann, Daniel P. Schmidt on March 19, 2024

Philanthropy
A Conversation With The Brothers Author Karl Zinsmeister (Part 2 of 2)
Karl Zinsmeister‘s length and variation of professional experience, along with his depth and breadth of knowledge, give rise to a wisdom from which more should benefit. Luckily, he shares it…
by Michael E. Hartmann, Daniel P. Schmidt on March 19, 2024

Philanthropy
Trustees! Beware Hiring A Queeg
Regardless of the iteration, Captain Philip Francis Queeg represents an archetypical leader that organizations of all stripes, especially nonprofits, must avoid placing atop their leadership structures, lest they founder when…
by Robert E. Wright on January 16, 2024

CRC in the News
Correcting Vice President Harris’s Lie About Florida’s Black History Curriculum
In her appearance on Fox News, CRC’s Kali Fontanilla corrects Vice President Kamala Harris’s recent lie about Florida’s academic standards. Harris twisted one line—“how slaves developed skills which, in some…
by Kali Fontanilla on July 26, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Force of Nature Author Gisèle Huff (Part 1 of 2)
Holocaust survivor and philanthropy professional Gisèle Huff discusses her memoir "Force of Nature: The Remarkable True Story of One Holocaust Survivor’s Resilience, Tenacity, and Purpose" as well as her experiences…
by Daniel P. Schmidt, Michael E. Hartmann on August 23, 2022

Philanthropy
A conversation with Force of Nature author Gisèle Huff (Part 2 of 2)
Holocaust survivor and philanthropy professional Gisèle Huff discusses her memoir "Force of Nature: The Remarkable True Story of One Holocaust Survivor’s Resilience, Tenacity, and Purpose" as well as her experiences…
by Daniel P. Schmidt, Michael E. Hartmann on August 23, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
How Fascists Take Power
Last night, there were violent protests at Berkeley University against guest speaker Milo Yiannopoulos of Breitbart News. Occupy Oakland tweeted “We won this…
by Tyler Stone on February 2, 2017

Deception & Misdirection
Lost causes
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy.] I was a child in Alabama at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. One day in 1961, a bus…
by Dr. Steven J. Allen on July 1, 2015