Southern Poverty Law Center

Department of Defense Purges SPLC Information from its Training Material

The Department of Defense (DOD) has recently removed all its material related to extremist groups that came from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The DOD infamously used the discredited…

by Jacob Grandstaff on October 6, 2017

Foundation Watch

Young Conservative Flagged on SPLC “Hatewatch” List

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) treats itself as the nonideological arbiter of who is and is not a hate group—but in reality, the SPLC pursues anyone who doesn’t share…

by Jacob Grandstaff on October 3, 2017

Deception & Misdirection

SPLC Won’t Label Antifa a Hate Group

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) president Richard Cohen offered the Washington Examiner the SPLC’s views on Antifa, a violent, far-left movement responsible for many recent attacks on free speech.

by Chace Paulson on September 12, 2017

Deception & Misdirection

The Ivory Spires of the SPLC “Poverty Palace”

The Washington Free Beacon exposed the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a self-appointed hate group monitor infamous for lumping mainstream conservative nonprofits alongside legitimate hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan, keeps…

by Jacob Grandstaff on September 11, 2017

Organization Trends

Americans Back Free Speech, Oppose SPLC Smears

A new public opinion survey conducted by McLaughlin and Associates reveals wide support among Americans for constitutional free speech over attempts to silence potentially “offensive” opinions. The revelation comes…

by Hayden Ludwig on September 7, 2017

Scott Walter Interviewed by FOX News: SPLC Has Lost Its Way

Capital Research Center president Scott Walter was interviewed by FOX News on his recent reporting on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a group CRC has called a “wellspring…

by CRC Staff on August 24, 2017

Southern Poverty Law Center Isn’t Serving Its Original Purpose

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was founded to combat many racist and bigoted organizations in the United States, including the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups. The SPLC played…

by CRC Staff on August 9, 2017

Philanthropy

GuideStar Has More To Do, If It Cares About Its Objectivity

This story is cross-posted from Philanthropy Daily – published July 27, 2017 This month, after a justified public outcry, the online charity evaluator GuideStar quickly reversed its decision to stick…

by Michael E. Hartmann on July 28, 2017

Op-Ed Column

CRC Board Member Edwin Meese III Featured in the Wall Street Journal

(Read the op-od PDF here.) An op-ed by Capital Research Center Board of Directors member and Heritage Foundation fellow Edwin Meese III was featured in the Wall…

by Hon. Edwin Meese III on July 20, 2017

Featured Op-Ed: A Failed Takeover By The Left

This op-ed originally appeared in the Daily Caller on July 6, 2017 Ever noticed how many “mainstream” and “neutral” institutions end up with a left-of-center bias? The media and government-run schools…

by Scott Walter on July 6, 2017