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The article argues that both excessive shame and entitlement act as cultural toxins that trap people in poverty, with the left emphasizing shame’s stigma and the right warning against entitlement’s erosion of responsibility. It cites research from the UK’s Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Manhattan Institute to illustrate each side’s concerns. The core insight is that upward mobility requires a blend of personal effort and strong social connections, not a one‑sided cultural reform. The piece highlights the Woodson Center’s indigenous‑leader model as a proven way to rebuild character and community ties simultaneously.
Foundations traditionally favor program‑restricted grants, believing they ensure measurable impact, but this practice fuels a nonprofit starvation cycle by underfunding essential operating costs. Research shows a 17‑percentage‑point gap between actual indirect costs and what donors reimburse, translating to roughly $340,000...
In February, Glen Galaich, president of the Stupski Foundation, posted a Substack response to Tyler Austin Harper’s Atlantic article that warned about the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s outsized sway over humanities scholarship. Galaich initially praised Harper’s insight, calling it a...
The essay revisits Walter Berns' arguments about virtue, decency, and free expression to propose a radical rethink of philanthropy’s tax‑exempt framework. It highlights historic NEA controversies over taxpayer‑funded avant‑garde art and contrasts them with today’s massive private grants, such as...
