Michael E. Hartmann

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/… “[I]f I were a billionaire donor right now, I’d put my money on Elon Musk getting to Mars before I’d bet on any of these aspiring reformers to succeed. Because it seems to me that they still don’t get how their party came to this moment—and they don’t…

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/… “To compete for his party’s nomination,” Kentucky Gov. Andy “Beshear must, as all Democratic candidates must, run the gantlet of ‘the groups’” of philanthropically supported nonprofits, @GeorgeWill writes in @PostOpinions. “These factions are…

spiked-online.com/2025/07/22/fas… “Trump’s political enemies still control most of the media, academia and the vast non-profit world,” @joelkotkin writes in @spikedonline. “The sinews of civic culture remain–churches, independent journals, local associations and small businesses–although…

Very quietly, in states across the country, medically assisted suicide continues to win. Can the legal process protect life? @NicXTempore dives in.

compactmag.substack.com/p/the-crisis-o… On @compactmag_’s great Blame Theory podcast, @g_shullenberger and @AshleyAFrawley discuss eugenics and how it relates to the crisis of liberalism … 1/4

thegivingreview.com/a-conversation… In 2nd part of 2-part conversation with @GivingReview’s @mhartmannmke, The Schuck Initiatives chairman Stephen M. Schuck talks about the idea of time limits on foundations, as well as his and his wife’s own donor intent—and the worth of the hard work in…

apnews.com/article/barack… @GlennGamboa, “Ford Foundation’s outgoing president joins the board of Obama Foundation,” @AP

freebeacon.com/california/new… @AndrewKerrNC, “Gavin Newsom Pushed Private Foundation To Donate $500,000 to Anti-ICE Defund Police Group, Records Show,” @FreeBeacon

thegivingreview.com/a-conversation… In 1st part of 2-part conversation with @GivingReview’s @mhartmannmke, The Schuck Initiatives chairman Stephen M. Schuck talks about the principle of donor intent and the practical importance of articulating it with some specificity. “I think the biggest…

“In a world where Russia has raw materials, and China dominates manufacturing, an economy centered around McKinsey and DoorDash will not cut it,” Mike Needham, counselor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, told the crowd from the main stage. nytimes.com/2025/07/20/us/…

"Gearing up to launch his new ‘America Party,' Elon Musk now speaks of a GOP-Democratic duopoly that has the country in its grip. But this system died ten years ago at the hands of Donald Trump: America’s first third party president." ✍️ Travis Aaroe trib.al/8kb2Osl

city-journal.org/article/the-fu… From 2108, review of first edition by @GivingReview co-editors Daniel P. Schmidt and @mhartmannmke in @CityJournal … 2/2

americanmind.org/salvo/brotherh… “Don’t give $20 million to a university that thinks white men are evil. Give it to a house. A real one. Fill it with ten of the best young men you can find. Pay their rent. Feed them. Teach them. Give them books and a door that locks,” @lucca_ruggieri…

One reason we have so many oligarchs is b/c journalists have failed to confront extreme wealth----b/c they work in newsrooms controlled by billionaires. A great case study, and the focus of my newest investigation, is Bloomberg. LINK: timschwab.substack.com/p/its-time-to-…

To fend off illiberalism from the White House, Harvard’s president, Alan Garber, must also confront illiberalism on campus, @FranklinFoer writes. Foer spoke with Garber about the university’s moment of peril. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

freebeacon.com/energy/republi… @ThomasCatenacci, “Republicans Probe Bloomberg-Backed NYU Climate Program Funding Officials in State Attorney General Offices,” @FreeBeacon

‘A beacon to the field’: OpenAI advisers urge robust role for nonprofit ow.ly/slAg106g9Bn

We’re proud to co-found NextLadder Ventures with Ballmer Group, Stand Together, Valhalla Foundation, and John Overdeck, a new org expanding economic opportunity for millions of people across the U.S. With $1B+ in backing, NextLadder Ventures will scale AI innovation to create…

There’s a big gap on *values* (not facts) between scientific experts and the mass public, which is driving a lot of the crisis of confidence in institutions and expertise. slowboring.com/p/the-crisis-o…

Must-read piece in @J_Insider via @matthewkassel on the Mamdani effect: "Jewish Voice for Peace restructures, sets its sights on the ballot box" "The anti-Israel group has switched its focus from advocacy to organizing for and against candidates" jewishinsider.com/2025/07/jewish…