Big Philanthropy to the Rescue? Think Again.
As the media and elites across America take up a fight to “save democracy,” Big Philanthropy is casting itself in the role of superhero. Since 2011, the University of Pennsylvania’s…
Stanford University
Comparing Higher-Ed and Foundation Endowments with at Least $10 Billion in Assets Under Management
When U.S. Sen. J. D. Vance proposed a bill last December that would increase the excise tax from the current 1.4% to 35% on the net investment income from the…
Why Give Money To A College That Only Wants To Mock Your Values?
How many times have you moved since you graduated college? Lots, probably, but somehow, they always find you. If the FBI was half as successful at keeping tabs on wanted…
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.
Legislation Proposed to Increase Taxes on Large University Endowments
On Thursday morning, U.S. Sen. J. D. Vance introduced the College Endowment Accountability Act on the Senate floor. The Ohio Republican’s legislation would increase the excise tax on endowment net…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #262: The Authoritarian Legal Left
What connects the disruptive protests against a conservative judge’s speech to Stanford Law and the arrests of over two dozen demonstrators outside Atlanta? Both involved people aligned with the National…