Sheldon Whitehouse

Deception & Misdirection
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…
by Parker Thayer on December 5, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
Arabella’s $1.6 Billion “Dark Money” Haul in 2021
The country’s largest and perhaps most influential “dark money” network pulled in nearly $1.6 billion in 2021, according to new IRS filings, a mere $148 million drop from the record…
by Hayden Ludwig, Parker Thayer on November 16, 2022

Philanthropy
The Media Are Offside on Seid
Barre Seid’s bold contribution of $1.6 billion to the Marble Trust has set off a firestorm of condemnation and has engendered urgent calls for “reform” by the cognoscenti on the…
by Craig Kennedy on September 13, 2022

Special Report
Nonprofit Political Activities: Three Rivers of Money
On May 4, 2022, a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing on “Laws and Enforcement Governing the Political Activities of Tax Exempt Entities.” Scott Walter,…
by Scott Walter and Bradley A. Smith on August 19, 2022

Special Report
Nonprofit Political Activities: “Dark Money”
One of the largest challenges posed by the phrase “dark money” is that there is no clear definition of it. Politicians use the term with no legal precision but only…
by Scott Walter and Bradley A. Smith on August 19, 2022

Special Report
Nonprofit Political Activities: Dangers of Donor Disclosure
The story of the harms of donor disclosure in the modern era must highlight harassment of the NAACP. In the 1950s, Alabama attempted to force the NAACP to provide state…
by Scott Walter and Bradley A. Smith on August 19, 2022

Special Report
Nonprofit Political Activities: Lois Lerner
Final investigations by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration and the Senate Finance Committee both concluded that the initial assessments of political targeting by the IRS were, in fact,…
by Scott Walter and Bradley A. Smith on August 19, 2022

Featured Items
Capital Research, July/August 2022
In the July/August 2022 issue, organized labor wields enormous power in California, Pierre Omidyar’s political machine is exposed, Scott Walter testifies before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on the political activities…
by CRC Staff on August 16, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
“Dark Money” Networks on the Left Pulled In $3.7 Billion in 2020
In 2020 alone, six networks raked in a stunning $3.7 billion in “dark money,” funds used largely for political activism whose donors are difficult—if not impossible—to trace. Some of these…
by Hayden Ludwig on May 12, 2022

Organization Trends
My Mistake on “Dark Money”—and How It Reveals Media Bias in Covering This Subject
A year ago, in March 2021, I testified to a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing. And I made a mistake. I apologize for my mistake. Mr. Kotch was right, and I…
by Scott Walter on May 3, 2022