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Cue the fanfare and Pomp and Circumstance March Number One: The MacArthur Foundation has revealed its latest class of “Genius Grant” recipients (officially styled MacArthur Fellows). But behind the marketing hype, this program—and the related program of the even-more-radical Marguerite Casey Foundation—are just an old form of ideological or political advancement: Patronage. Joining us to discuss the MacArthur “geniuses” and the Marguerite Casey Freedom Scholars is our colleague, Robert Stilson.
Links:
https://apnews.com/article/macarthur-foundation-fellows-genius-grant-list-bea43976f1d35d706b49dadfdc8ed8fd
https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/john-d-and-catherine-t-macarthur-foundation/
https://capitalresearch.org/article/big-philanthropys-most-radical-scholars/
https://capitalresearch.org/article/meet-another-batch-of-big-philanthropy-funded-leftist-loons-the-health-policy-research-scholars/
https://capitalresearch.org/article/robert-l-woodson-sr-and-his-concern-for-the-plight-of-the-least-of-gods-children/
https://capitalresearch.org/article/featured-book-excerpt-how-great-philanthropists-failed-how-you-can-succeed-at-protecting-your-legacy/