The note below is part of a series of emails highlighting Claremont’s success over the past year, some behind-the-scenes, some never-told, all game-changing. We hope you delight in and are inspired by these achievements. They are your victories as much as ours. Tough battles are on the horizon. But we at the Claremont Institute are happy warriors. And we hope we can count on you remaining by our side as we approach 2024. Thank you for all of your support.
Dear John,
At the Claremont Institute, we’ve never quite warmed up to the “think tank” label. It can sound a tad abstract. Our preference is for practical action over endless production of policy papers that are often ignored.
Our ability to produce tangible results is not simply on account of a fighting disposition. It is thanks in large part to our supporters, many of whom have remained steadfast over these past 40 years.
So, on this Giving Tuesday, allow us to give you thanks by sharing two special, interactive projects from our Center for the American Way of Life.
In this spirit, we created two unique interactive databases designed to be used—and shared—with all freedom-loving Americans, like you.
The first is our BLM Funding Database. After witnessing the most expensive riots in American history, we realized that no one was keeping track of corporate giving to the Black Lives Matter movement and its affiliated causes.
As we stated in our Newsweek article introducing the database, Americans deserve to know who funded the BLM riots. They deserve to uncover which of their favorite household names contributed or pledged nearly $100 billion to what can only be described as one of the greatest economic shakedowns in American history.
In a similar vein, we believe that Americans should be aware of how their tax dollars are funding extreme Leftist initiatives aimed at undermining American values. And so we created our Federal Progressive Subsidy Database.
As we highlighted in The Federalist: “It is our hope that by shining a light on how our government subsidizes our political enemies, the right can engage in practical steps to turn off the funding spigots and win back our culture.”
In other words, our commitment to the study of statesmanship leans toward action rather than mere contemplation.
