Big Philanthropy’s Most Radical Scholars
Last month, the Marguerite Casey Foundation announced the 2024 winners of its annual Freedom Scholar award, highlighting the work of some of the country’s most prominent leftist activist-academics.
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T. R. And Rockefeller in The Power and the Money
Presidential historian Tevi Troy‘s newest book, The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry, provides historical snapshots of relationships between leaders of…
A Conversation with PhilanthropywoRx’s Allen Smart (Part 1 of 2)
National foundations should consider rural grantmaking for many reasons, including “the ability to create impact in a way that is both quicker and probably more fundamental, given the smaller populations,”…
A Conversation with PhilanthropywoRx’s Allen Smart (Part 2 of 2)
A number of national rural-philanthropy intermediary organizations have been created in recent years, he notes. “They’re all national. They’re funded by national funders,” Allen Smart says. “I think it’s created…
Scott Walter Discusses Arabella Advisors
Scott Walter talked about his new book Arabella on the Kendall and Casey Podcast Arabella Advisors is a secretive “dark money” operation that channels megadonor funds into leftist political…
A Conversation with the Tax Foundation’s Scott Hodge (Part 1 of 2)
Scott Hodge has been one of the country’s leading experts on tax policy, the federal budget, and government spending for decades. From 2000 to 2022, he was president and chief…
ARABELLAThe Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Transforming America
While figures like George Soros, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg are known for their hefty political donations, few Americans have heard of Arabella Advisors. Even more powerful than these standalone…
Some Past Proposed Specific Time Limits on Tax Benefits for Private Foundations
Last week, 93-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive officer Warren Buffett told the Wall Street Journal that almost all of his massive fortune will be put into a new charitable…
Big Charity Is Often No More Effective Than Big Government
For decades, conservatives have expressed completely justifiable skepticism of government’s capacity—especially at the federal level—to effectively address a myriad of social problems. They have rightly pointed out the perverse incentives…
Megaphone Philanthropy
The line between charity and politics can be extraordinarily blurry. This is problematic, as politics is inherently quarrelsome and divisive, and these are words that very few would use to…