John Arnold

Philanthropy
Another Measure of Conservative Absence at Philanthropy’s “Commanding Heights”
Forbes released its 41st annual Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans late last month. Collectively, the magazine reports, the 400 are worth approximately $4 trillion—down $500 billion from last year. Nine are at the…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 13, 2022

Organization Trends
Ranked-Choice Voting: How RCV Works
At least 22 jurisdictions—including New York City, San Francisco, Maine, and Alaska—used ranked-choice voting (RCV) in their most recent elections. That number is expected to more than double in the…
by Fred Lucas on March 1, 2022

Organization Trends
Ranked-Choice Voting: Winning by Losing
New York City’s first experience with ranked-choice voting is far from the first controversy involving the system that has been pushed financially by the Left and in some cases is…
by Fred Lucas on March 1, 2022

Organization Trends
Ranked-Choice Voting: Catching On
During 2021 some 30 bills were introduced in state legislatures across the country to make their states RCV states. But the idea has particularly caught on at a local level,…
by Fred Lucas on March 1, 2022

Organization Trends
Ranked-Choice Voting: Biggest Advocates
While the most recent accounting found less than one-fifth of RCV races in the United States resulted in the first-place vote recipient losing the election, that number is bound to…
by Fred Lucas on March 1, 2022

Organization Trends
Laura and John Arnold:
“Dark Money” Entrepreneurs
In early 2019, mega-donors John and Laura Arnold announced they were transforming their philanthropy from a foundation to a for-profit company—in effect forgoing tax benefits in exchange for near-perfect anonymity.
by Hayden Ludwig on August 10, 2021