Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation

Philanthropy
Philanthropy and the Campus Wars—and Later, the Larger Culture War—in Resistance from the Right
“Conservatives did not win the campus wars of the 1960s, and they failed in almost every way to meaningfully pull faculty and students to the right during their time on…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 24, 2023

Commentary
Ken Starr, School-Choice Legal Champion
Obituaries for Ken Starr, who died last Tuesday, understandably will highlight his role in the Whitewater investigation that eventually led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in December 1998.
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 19, 2022

Philanthropy
Guidance for Philanthropic Decision-Makers from Wild Problems
Since the Progressive Era, Big Philanthropy’s legitimacy to pursue its social and policy agendas has largely been based on its oft-invoked, well-credentialed, and data-driven expertise. Many business-oriented, conservative grantmakers have…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 31, 2022

Book Profile, Philanthropy
Conservatism, philanthropy, and The Dying Citizen
Beginning in the 1990s, the conservative Milwaukee-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation framed its mission as helping to develop and implement an anti-progressive “New Citizenship” agenda. Victor Davis Hanson’s new…
on October 27, 2021

Commentary
Telling Lies, Ignoring Truths: Jane Mayer Strikes Again
You can understand why Jane Mayer didn’t call us at Capital Research Center before publishing her latest New Yorker article, even though it references my testimony to the Arizona state…
by Scott Walter on August 6, 2021

Commentary
Pierre S. du Pont IV, R.I.P.
I first met Pete du Pont, who died yesterday, when he was running for president in 1988, after having served as governor of Delaware and in Congress. I was involved…
by Michael E. Hartmann on May 18, 2021

Organization Trends
My “15 Minutes of Fame” Were Really Only One
During his turn to question Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse chose to make a presentation about the influence of conservative “dark money” on the Court, its membership, the cases brought…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 26, 2020

Commentary, Philanthropy
A Hero of Conservative Philanthropy: The Bradley Foundation’s Dan Schmidt
In 1985, something big occurred in the world of conservative philanthropy. Rockwell International bought Milwaukee’s Allen-Bradley Company for $1.65 billion. One of the trusts that owned the company then became…
by Michael E. Hartmann on April 20, 2017

Blog
Bradley Foundation Awards for 2010 Announced
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation has announced the recipients of the Bradley Prizes for outstanding achievement awarded annually to prominent scholars and engaged citizens. The recipients will be honored at…
by Matthew Vadum on June 8, 2010