In this episode: Unions and left-wing “dark money” groups spend millions (https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2018-09-07/unions-heavily-outspent-supporters-to-defeat-right-to-work) to rewrite Missouri’s labor laws, the national Planned Parenthood abortion advocacy organization names its new president (http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-leana-wen-new-job-20180912-story.html), and the well-connected left-wing blog, ThinkProgress, goes nuts (https://freebeacon.com/blog/t...
Sep 14, 2018•15 min
In this episode: Should the death penalty stick around, or is it time for it to go? And who are the groups fighting on each side of this issue? Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Sep 06, 2018•43 min
In this episode: Google, Facebook, and twitter have been regularly criticized for censoring conservative speech, and now the President has entered the ring condemning the companies. What's going on here? Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/6fWNOYoyJ8Q Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Aug 30, 2018•49 min
In this episode: As students return to campus for the Fall semester, what fights can we expect in this campus culture war this year? And how did free speech on campus get so marginalized to begin with? Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/RmFg6w3FhLU Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Aug 23, 2018•44 min
In this episode: Eric Holder and his National Democratic Redistricting Committee are planing to use the next census to gerrymander in the Democrats' favor, potentially changing the future of American politics. Hayden Ludwig fills in for Scott Walter. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/TqZG7fb0icY Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Aug 16, 2018•45 min
In this episode: P.E.T.A., People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is one of the most extremist left-wing groups you can find. Don't know why? Get ready to hear some crazy stories. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/78hFLX67jgw Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Aug 09, 2018•37 min
In this episode: Today we're joined by Bryan Bernys of the Leadership Institute to discuss one of the ways the Left keeps control of college campuses; mandatory student fees used to fund left-wing groups. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/fP2QMGH9Ieo Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Aug 02, 2018•37 min
In this episode: Despite repeated media claims to the contrary, it's a myth that the right spends more on politics than the left. We've done the research to prove it. Today we're joined by Michael Hartmann of the Capital Research Center to review the results of our studies. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/pcDOpdbOIcU Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Jul 26, 2018•37 min
In this episode: Today we're joined by Luke Wachob of the Institute for Free Speech to discuss the battle to protect anonymous political speech. This week the Treasury Department announced a victory that helps protect anonymity in IRS reporting, in an example of how small regulation changes can hugely protect freedom. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/opGnsWKzuuI Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Jul 19, 2018•46 min
In this episode: Is socialism the Tea Party of the Left? With the win of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her establishment Democrat opponent, it seems so. We discuss her victory and the rapidly growing socialist group she's a member of, the Democratic Socialists of America. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/8xsIcrXguss Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Jul 12, 2018•36 min
In this episode: Today we're joined by Lori Windham of Becket Law (@BecketLaw), who helps go behind the curtain of June's First Amendment Supreme Court victories, including protecting the religious free speech of Christian cake bakers and pro-life crisis pregnancy centers. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/QtvNHfuVYR8 Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Jul 05, 2018•41 min
In this episode: The swing vote on the Supreme Court, Justice Anthony Kennedy, has decided to resign, providing President Trump with the monumental opportunity to cement a conservative majority on the court. But will the Democrats let it happen? Will Republicans be able to come together to pick a replacement? We explain how the war will play out, and the activists on both sides. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/7olqFlXta-0 Learn more about the organizations and influenc...
Jun 28, 2018•48 min
In this episode: Dubbed the "for-profit arm of the Obama administration," General Electric has vigorously pursued government subsidies and regulations, and got much of what they wanted from the previous administration. Now, the company has been delisted from the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/r0XfoKdhp14 Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Jun 21, 2018•46 min
In this episode: The Supreme Court voted 5-4 in Husted v. A Phillip Randolph Institute to uphold the State of Ohio's procedure for determining how to remove the names of relocated or dead registered voters from electoral rolls, helping ensure fair and accurate elections. Watch the video version of the show here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqcwVcVuLX4f4kqhjbROrBOWFBfQ3odw_ Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Jun 14, 2018•39 min
In this episode: The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 for Masterpiece Cakeshop against Colorado Civil Rights Commission in the famed case of a Christian baker being sued for refusing to make a custom designed cake for a gay wedding. But will this ruling last? And who is responsible for taking the case this far? Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/evNF1jXEB3s Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Jun 07, 2018•44 min
In this episode: Elon Musk battles against corrupt unions, but his and Tesla Motors' practices are hardly clean themselves; Musk's businesses are hugely reliant are government subsidies that take from the American people for the benefit of private industry. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/B5ODFhp7dKw
May 31, 2018•35 min
In this episode: Last week, the Trump administration announced it would cut off some federal funding to Planned Parenthood. This has triggered the Left to respond with outrage. We go over the history of Planned Parenthood and their funding. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/kNVjIsW68P0 Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
May 24, 2018•45 min
In this episode: Local unions regularly manipulate their cronies in government to enact unfair policies for their own benefit. We detail such union scams across the country, with a special focus on a local union supported “head tax” preventing Amazon from expanding in Seattle. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/aIxwvv-1r8o Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
May 17, 2018•42 min
CLARIFICATION: In our show, we said we’ve not received Koch support in recent years, and it’s true we have not received program funding in recent years. But we want to clarify by adding that we’ve hosted Charles Koch Institute interns and associates over the years and received compensation for our 2016-17 associate. In this episode: Left-wing UnKoch My Campus activists are dedicated to having universities reject the Koch Brothers' academic donations. But UnKoch has made numerous untrue accusatio...
May 10, 2018•38 min
In this episode: We detail the sexual harassment scandal at the Left's most powerful think tank, the Center for American Progress, and the many other scandals in the group's history. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/KE1dE1I1Fws Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
May 03, 2018•42 min
In this episode: New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo got a shock when the left-wing Working Families Party, important in his previous election, instead endorsed his primary opponent actress Cynthia Nixon. This race is representative of the splits riling the modern Left. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/_ZQ5H7U4EHA Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Apr 26, 2018•39 min
In this episode: Environmentalists, labor unions, and other activists are working together to make driving your car more expensive. And the corrupt United Auto Workers sells out their workers in exchange for bribes from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles executives. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/U9xb6oLhHgw Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Apr 19, 2018•41 min
In this episode: Special guest Bill Meierling of the American Legislative Exchange Council, which has suffered intense and coordinated left-wing attacks, helps us run down the tactics the left uses to marginalize their opponents and how to fight back in light of the recent firing of Kevin D. Williamson from The Atlantic. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/i3f-3-nLyZY Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Apr 12, 2018•43 min
In this episode: Teachers unions strike for higher pay in Oklahoma and West Virginia, with more states yet to come. What does this mean for YOUR tax dollars, as well as for parents and children? Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/pId5jR23O0k Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Apr 05, 2018•49 min
In this episode: In yet another leftist blow up on college campuses, radical students and faculty are attacking University of Pennsylvania professor Amy Wax for opposing affirmative action. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/7Bop0Sgfqts Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Mar 29, 2018•53 min
In this episode: Trump-connected political consultancy and data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica has single handedly dropped Facebook's stock value over 10%. Why? A major scandal involving user data accompanied by hints of dark political manipulations. We tell you the truth about the scandal. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/vNWuVZ-lHSs Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Mar 22, 2018•56 min
In this episode: In the wake of the Parkland, Florida school massacre, gun control advocates have become filled with hope this could be their moment. Who are they, who is funding them, and who is fighting them to defend the 2nd Amendment? Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/VFEurT7VGl8 Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Mar 15, 2018•48 min
In this episode: The movement for Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) against Israel is a mainstay on college campuses - for some due to the Jewish state's policies and for others due to its very existence. How did it get this way, and who are the players on both sides? Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/3cK1lG7ld-0 Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Mar 08, 2018•51 min
In this episode: Special guest Mark Mix (National Right To Work) discusses the vital Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME and his organization's role in it. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/W77rkoFY9Ew Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Mar 01, 2018•44 min
In this episode: We're at CPAC 2018! Today, we hosted a panel where we invited listeners to ask us their questions about influential organizations and try to stump us. We even got a question from a David Brock employee... Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/mENgp2fafHA Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
Feb 22, 2018•54 min
