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Gary R. Lawson

A conversation with The Buckeye Institute’s Greg R. Lawson (Part 2 of 2)

Michael E. Hartmann

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 sources, and what can be done to make sure they play an appropriate role in helping to shape state policy implementation and regulation.

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4Feb2025
Gary R. Lawson

A conversation with The Buckeye Institute’s Greg R. Lawson (Part 1 of 2)

Michael E. Hartmann

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 transparently and be subject to the scrutiny of democratically elected policymakers.

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3Feb2025

Recent books, mostly by liberals or progressives, presciently critiquing progressive philanthropy’s effects

The GR Editors

A selection of recent reviews.

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15Nov2024
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A self-protective “deep state” in the nonprofit industrial complex 

Michael E. Hartmann

Activist, organizer, and journalist Fredrik deBoer argues in his new book that ideologically progressive nonprofits are, to their detriment, too institutionally conservative. So might be conservative ones.

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16Oct2023
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