InfluenceWatch Friday
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A Conversation with the Buckeye Institute’s Greg R. Lawson (Part 1 of 2)
The Ohio state-budget expert and research fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about his recent report on rulemaking nongovernment organizations and how they can serve good purposes, but should operate…
A Conversation with the Buckeye Institute’s Greg R. Lawson (Part 2 of 2)
The Ohio state-budget expert and research fellow talks more to Michael E. Hartmann about his recent report on rulemaking nongovernment organizations (NGOs), different types of rulemaking NGOs, their various funding…
BEST OF 2024
Politicized, Progressive Big Philanthropy
Steve Miller’s December 12 RealClearInvestigations article, “How Tax-Exempt Nonprofits Skirt U.S. Law to Turn Out the Democrat Base in Elections,” is both jarring and informative and helps frame many important…
A Conversation With Economist Arnold Kling (Part 1 of 2)
MIT-trained economist Arnold Kling is a cerebral polymath who brings hands-on experience in government, a calm demeanor, and clearly expressed, reasonable thought to the public discourse. Kling was kind enough to…
Thomas Sowell on Social Justice Fallacies: “Equal Chances” Fallacy
“Social justice” has become all the rage in academia, the mainstream media, and corporate boardrooms across America, spurred on by the violent Black Lives Matter movement and pseudo-thinkers like Robin…
Thomas Sowell on Social Justice Fallacies: Racial Fallacies
"They [progresssives] all believe in a big role for government. They believe that elites like themselves should be preempting other people’s decisions through the power of government. They are very…
Thomas Sowell on Social Justice Fallacies: Knowledge Fallacies
"They [progresssives] believe that the most consequential knowledge is concentrated in people like themselves. They want to preempt the decisions of other people because they feel that they can make…
Thomas Sowell on Social Justice Fallacies: Affirmative Action
"The pandemic, like affirmative action, is another case of third parties setting priorities for other people. Now, it’s good that we tried to save lives during the pandemic. But once…
Politicized, Progressive Big Philanthropy
Steve Miller’s December 12 RealClearInvestigations article, “How Tax-Exempt Nonprofits Skirt U.S. Law to Turn Out the Democrat Base in Elections,” is both jarring and informative and helps frame many important…