Assessment Quote by Murray Rothbard

“Richard Posner, the iconoclastic libertarian legal scholar, has called perpetual charitable foundations a "completely irresponsible institution, answerable to nobody," and suggested that "the puzzle…

— Jane Mayer

“They made political contributions to party committees and candidates, such as Dole. Their business made contributions through its political action committee and exerted influence…

— Jane Mayer

We borrowed money, it helped us with bonds and what not, and the Federal Government backed it, but it was a guarantee, it was…

— David Dinkins

“In 1976, with a contribution of some $65,000 from Charles Koch, the Center for Libertarian Studies in New York City was launched and soon…

— Jane Mayer

I was on the state board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union.

— Betty Hill

I secured funding for critical infrastructure like the Soo Locks whose failure would devastate the American economy within weeks and kneecap national defense for…

— John E. James

There are few historians who would challenge the fact that the funding of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the…

— G. Edward Griffin

“merged all forms of political spending—campaign, lobbying, and philanthropic—”

— Jane Mayer

“The Kochs were not alone. As they sought ways to steer American politics hard to the right without having to win the popular vote,…

— Jane Mayer

“One attractive solution for enormously wealthy families like the Scaifes and the Kochs was to donate to their own private philanthropic foundations. By doing…

— Jane Mayer

The libertarian position I once propended now seems to me seriously inadequate, in part because it did not fully knit the humane considerations and…

— Robert Nozick

I'm honored to have been chosen as a fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. I am hugely appreciative for the…

— Lin-Manuel Miranda