“Turtle Island” and the legitimacy of America
A look at how the radical left has appropriated a traditional Native American mythology to assert that America (and often Israel) are illegitimate nations. The legitimate American government now alleges…
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Sanctuary showdown: grants from taxpayers and foundations fuel Illinois’ resistance to ICE
A look at the donors (and sometimes even tax dollars) funding the mischief making against federal law enforcement in Chicago.
The National Council of Nonprofits is a trade association for the left’s venture capital wing
In a June hearing titled “Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild,” a U.S. House subcommittee examined charities that engage in lefty policy advocacy, sometimes with your tax dollars.
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In the May/June 2024 issue of Capital Research magazine, ProPublica weaponizes investigative journalism, the Marguerite Casey Foundation goes radical, Vesta brings home the green-energy pork from the Inflation Reduction Act,…
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