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Philanthropy in (as self-defined, a “transformative”) Solidarity

Michael E. Hartmann

With whom, though, and for what? In Leah Hunt-Hendrix’s and Astra Taylor’s new book, unfortunately, it seems as if meaningful, bottom-up anti-centralism might be too constrained by their modifying adjective.

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2Apr2024

On First Things podcast, Mark Bauerlein talks to Giving Review’s Michael E. Hartmann

The GR Editors

In the latest installment of an ongoing interview series, First Things contributing editor Mark Bauerlein talks to Giving Review co-editor and Capital Research Center senior fellow Michael E. Hartmann for just more than half an hour about philanthropy in America today.

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20Aug2021

Creeping Kadetism in American philanthropy?

Daniel P. Schmidt

The risky confidence and nihilistic moral certainty of an intelligentsia.

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22Sep2020

A conversation with the Acton Institute’s Samuel Gregg (Part 2 of 2)

Daniel P. Schmidt & Michael E. Hartmann

The moral philosopher and political economist speaks with Daniel P. Schmidt and Michael E. Hartmann about freedom and faith, economic nationalism and the working class, philanthropy and ideas, and faith and reason.

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16Mar2020

A conversation with the Acton Institute’s Samuel Gregg (Part 1 of 2)

Daniel P. Schmidt & Michael E. Hartmann

The moral philosopher and political economist speaks with Daniel P. Schmidt and Michael E. Hartmann about differing emphases in papal thinking and teaching about capitalism and markets, the Vatican’s circles of engagement in consultations about them, and divisions within American conservatism today.

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13Mar2020

Thoughts on philanthropy from The Giving Review’s “Conversations” series in 2019

The GR Editors

A year-end collection of interesting and insightful quotes.

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26Dec2019

A conversation with First Things editor R. R. Reno (Part 2 of 2)

Daniel P. Schmidt & Michael E. Hartmann

The author and former theology professor speaks with Daniel P. Schmidt and Michael E. Hartmann about philanthropy, the “open society,” populism, and true freedom.

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12Dec2019

A conversation with First Things editor R. R. Reno (Part 1 of 2)

Daniel P. Schmidt & Michael E. Hartmann

The author and former theology professor speaks with Daniel P. Schmidt and Michael E. Hartmann about rock-climbing, conservatism, and opinion journals and magazines.

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11Dec2019

Debate about philanthropy breaks out during discussion of conservative magazines

Michael E. Hartmann

You may have missed it.

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16Oct2019
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