The Funders of Gun Control Advocacy
Five groups—Everytown, Giffords, Brady, Sandy Hook Promise, and March for Our Lives—accounted for the vast majority of funds raised by American gun control nonprofits. Each of these groups operate both…
Michael Bloomberg
Millions in “Dark Money” Bankrolled 2022 State Secretary of State Campaigns
The Left loves to complain about “dark money,” or money given anonymously to political action committees (PACs) by 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations. Meanwhile, the New York Times has reported that…
A Conversation with Philanthropy Journalist Marc Gunther (Part 1 of 2)
The veteran reporter and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about his in-depth examination of Michael Bloomberg’s grantmaking against flavored e-cigarettes, and what it says about the nature and effects…
A Conversation with Philanthropy Journalist Marc Gunther (Part 2 of 2)
The veteran reporter and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about grantmaking and respect for individual agency, and the state of reporting and commentary on funders.
Dubious Mayors Against Legal Guns
Read the PDF here. Summary: Former New York City mayor and donor extraordinaire Michael Bloomberg has hit a number of speed bumps in his efforts to restrict the Second…
Scanlon Washington Times op-ed: Bubbles out of the bottle
Today's Washington Times carries an op-ed by Capital Research Center president Terrence Scanlon: SCANLON: Bubbles out of the bottle The nannies aim the hopeless soda-pop war at food stamps…
How ACORN Survives — and Thrives
I have an article in American Spectator online today. Here is the top of it: The Obama administration is stonewalling efforts on two fronts to investigate the still-operating ACORN…