On April 2, Wisconsin voters adopted a ban on private funding of elections. The next day, news headlines were filled with baseless smears. One particular article from USA Today used the classic “Republicans pounce!” framing: “Trump and the GOP weaponized Mark Zuckerberg's donations; what it means for the 2024 election.”…

The decline of traditional metropolitan “objective” media outlets has affected the news landscape dramatically. Those outlets were more liberal and less objective than they pretended, and their business model, which relied on advertising, has collapsed as online advertising has soared. This had led to targeted partisan journalism on the left and right, for business as well as political reasons. But while traditional outlets like the New York Times have moved…

To understand how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activists are trying to shoehorn substantive public policy debates into American businesses, look no further than the shareholder resolutions they file at…

Although relatively unknown in the public eye, the Arabella Network's influence is felt within the electoral and political landscapes. The Arabella Network is organized with the for-profit consulting firm Arabella…

If you’re a regular listener, you’ve heard the name “Arabella Advisors” before—the management company that sits at the center of a network of left-wing “dark money” advocacy nonprofits. Now, the…