The Violence Against Women Act and the War for Tax Dollars
Correction appended -- see below (PDF here) Summary: Violence against women is terrible, but the laws and federal programs related to it can be seriously flawed, too. Significant…
Michael Volpe
Making Divorce Pay
(PDF here) Summary: You’ve probably never heard of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, but its 5,000-plus members are lawyers, judges, and family court professionals who…
Deadly Policies
Read the PDF here. Summary: Around the nation, pressure groups are helping to pass laws that forbid local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration agencies that issue orders to…
The Chicago Way: Despite its good reputation, a network of housing charities has serious flaws
(PDF here) Summary: Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago receives much public praise for its mission of helping the unfortunate, but a bit of investigation reveals that it…
ACORN International
(Organization Trends, October 2013, PDF here) Community organizer Wade Rathke created ACORN and watched it grow to hundreds of affiliated groups around the country, until scandals forced the network…
From Tobacco to Politics
(PDF here) The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation leads a powerful, state-wide coalition of left-wing groups that want to re-make North Carolina in their image. Like so many…
The Provocateur’s Second Wade Rathke Interview
Blogger Michael Volpe’s second interview with ACORN founder Wade Rathke is available here.