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Are Big Families the Solution to Declining Fertility?

“Big families are like waterbed stores,” comedian and father of five Jim Gaffigan jokes. “They used…

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Tom Cotton Should Go Further: An Endowment Tax Should Not Exclude Big Foundations

Pressure in Congress is rapidly growing to respond to the Left-leaning tilt of universities by…

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Make America Smart Again: The Jeopardy Test for Graduation

President-elect Donald Trump has signaled his intention to try to abolish the Education Department, long considered wasteful in a…

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JD Vance is Right: Reduce the Power of Big Foundations to Help Charity

In his 2021 campaign for Senate, JD Vance, now vice-president-elect, minced no words in expressing his disdain…

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The Risks of Nonprofit Local Journalism

The decision of Washington Post owner/Amazon founder Jeff Bezos not to allow the paper’s editorial board to endorse…

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How Public Housing Fueled Boston’s Busing Riots

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the North’s worst episode of school desegregation–related racial…

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When It Comes to Declining Donations, There’s More to the Story

To the Editor: New research showing a sharp decline in giving in 2018 — the…

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Trump’s Tax Law Diminished Incentives for Charitable Giving, But We Can Fix It

Debate over the potential renewal of the so-called Trump tax cuts of 2017 will be…

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I’m a Conservative But Defunding NPR Is a Mistake. What Should Happen Instead Might Be Surprising

The liberal political and cultural bias of National Public Radio has moved center-stage, thanks to…

Report

The Real Bias at NPR: Story Selection

Concern about media bias — specifically politically liberal bias — has moved center stage thanks to…

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The Fearless Fund, DEI, and Attacks on Philanthropic Freedom

Anyone who believes foundations have the right to decide who and what they fund should…

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Can Local Journalism Be Saved?

American local journalism is withering away. Between 2004 and 2019, reports Northwestern’s Medill School of…