Taxes/Taxation

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Symposium Contributor Joel Kotkin
A prolific author and incisive commentator, Joel Kotkin is the Roger Hobbs Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., executive director of Urban Reform Institute in Houston,…
by Michael E. Hartmann on March 3, 2023

Organization Trends
Mystery of Biden’s Chaotic Immigration Policy Exposed in Nonprofit Funding
The American people can’t be blamed for confusion over Joe Biden’s official policy on illegal immigration, but a cursory look at federal funding flowing into immigration-related nonprofits might clear things…
by Sarah Lee on October 21, 2022

Philanthropy
Jennifer Bird-Pollan’s Examination of Tax on University Endowments has Implications for Philanthropy
University of Kentucky law professor Jennifer Bird-Pollan’s in-depth examination of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017’s first-time excise tax on the investment income of certain college and university endowments in the Pepperdine…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 26, 2021

Organization Trends
Cook County Smacks Down Nanny State Drink Tax
The Cook County, Illinois, Board of Commissioners voted 15-2 to repeal a sugary drink tax after it has been in effect for barely two months. Beginning December 1, business…
by Jacob Grandstaff on October 12, 2017

Doing Good, Monthly Notes
Government Fail: Public Education
This post is part of Doing Good: Effective Alternatives to the Welfare State, July 2016. For the full PDF, click here. In 2012, the U.S. high school graduation rate reached 80.8 percent,…
by Melodie Bowler on July 1, 2016

Organization Trends
Hijacked! How Obama and the Left Killed NASA: The journey from the Moon to radical activism
Organization Trends, July 2016 (PDF here) Summary: American leadership in space exploration helped create and fuel the high-tech boom that led U.S. global competitiveness since the early 1960s. NASA…
by Art Harman on July 1, 2016

Blog
Communist-Linked Apollo Alliance Dictates to Congress
President Obama’s new “green jobs” czar Van Jones, an avowed militant communist, had been on the board of the pressure group Apollo Alliance, which aspires to flatten the U.S. economy by…
by Matthew Vadum on July 31, 2009

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Big Fat Tax
Another blast from the past. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Urban Institute is clamoring for a new tax aimed aimed at the corpulent members of society. “Facing…
by Matthew Vadum on July 28, 2009

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Dueling Waterloos
Liberal pressure groups are freaking out that President Obama’s monstrous government-run healthcare plan is running into significant roadblocks as even Democratic lawmakers begin to openly question its wisdom. And they’re…
by Matthew Vadum on July 21, 2009

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Patients United Now Ad
Patients United Now, which is a project of Americans for Prosperity Foundation, is now running an effective TV ad opposing President Obama’s socialist healthcare scheme. It features patient Shona Holmes…
by Matthew Vadum on July 21, 2009