The Tech Billionaires Soft-Launching Secession in California

“Democracy is not the answer,” declared the institute’s founder, Patri Friedman, a grandson of conservative economist Milton Friedman. But since no one wants to be stuck on rusty oil rigs or claustrophobic cruise ships, the idea evolved. Today, the focus Continue reading The Tech Billionaires Soft-Launching Secession in California

The Real Reason Why Clarence Thomas Started Accepting Gifts From Billionaires

By 2003, Thomas’s wife, Ginni, had begun working at the Heritage Foundation and was making a salary in the low six figures. The Heritage Foundation is part of the Koch brothers’ network. By at least 2010, Clarence Thomas began secretly Continue reading The Real Reason Why Clarence Thomas Started Accepting Gifts From Billionaires

“Pay to Play”: Clarence Thomas Sold Republican Billionaires Access to Supreme Court

“The district court found probable cause to search the Twitter account for evidence of criminal offenses,” the three-judge panel said in its ruling. “Moreover, the district court found that there were ‘reasonable grounds to believe’ that disclosing the warrant to Continue reading “Pay to Play”: Clarence Thomas Sold Republican Billionaires Access to Supreme Court

Right-Wing Billionaires Are Funneling Money to Stop Ohio’s Abortion Ballot

Three other “yes” groups have also raised millions of dollars primarily from far afield. One of those groups, Protect Women Ohio Action, is actually based in Virginia. Its primary donor is the Concord Fund, also known as the Judicial Crisis Continue reading Right-Wing Billionaires Are Funneling Money to Stop Ohio’s Abortion Ballot