InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
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Bill Gates to Stop Grantmaking via Arabella Advisors
With the nation’s attention elsewhere last night, the New York Times reported that the Gates Foundation has broken off grantmaking to the nonprofit “dark money” network managed by Arabella…
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
Philanthropy and The Man Who Invented Conservatism
Frank S. Meyer is “the American credited as the founder of the Communist student movement in the United Kingdom,” according to Daniel J. Flynn’s introduction of his magnificent biography of Meyer.
Buckley and Buckley Offer Insights for Philanthropy from Founding Funding Plan for National Review
As young William F. Buckley, Jr., and others were working to launch National Review in 1955, it “needed backers and donors.” Buckley and former Time editor Willi Schlamm, who helped persuade him to start…
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…
Further thoughts on philanthropy from The Giving Review’s “Conversations” in first half of 2025
A compilation of interesting and insightful thinking from the last six of 13 recorded discussions with experts so far this year about grantmaking and giving.
Thoughts on Philanthropy from The Giving Review’s “Conversations” in First Half of 2025
A compilation of interesting and insightful thinking from the first seven of 13 recorded discussions with various experts so far this year about grantmaking and giving.
A Conversation with the Hudson Institute’s John Fonte (Part 1 of 2)
The think-tank senior fellow, historian, and teacher talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the American story and way of life, conservatism and revolution, progressivism, and progressive philanthropy—specifically including the Mellon…
A Conversation with the Hudson Institute’s John Fonte (Part 2 of 2)
The think-tank senior fellow, historian, and teacher talks to Michael E. Hartmann about what conservatives and conservative philanthropy should consider doing in these (counter-)revolutionary times.