Category: charity

The Corruption of Charity

Commentary Nothing is corruptible as a motivation that is universally celebrated as perfect. There will always be a danger that such an unquestioned motivation works as a perfect cover for egregious moral harm. The writings of H.L. Mencken on puritanism comes to mind. In his literary career, he cultivated a keen awareness of how and…


Ocasio-Cortez’s Campaign Finance Records, Website Contradict Claims That Merchandise Profits Go to Charity

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) this week claimed that proceeds from sales of her campaign merchandise go to charity groups, a claim that appears to be at odds with information on her official website. The contradicting claims come after Ocasio-Cortez, in a Twitter post on Nov. 2, took aim at billionaire businessman Elon Musk’s new plan to charge Twitter…


Revolt of the Donors

Commentary It happened again last night. I spoke to a gentleman who is—or was—a high-dollar donor to the prestigious medical school from which he graduated. He felt gratitude toward them and gave generously for many years and ever more as he had the means. But this medical school during the last three years did nothing…


National Lottery Pauses Funding for Transgender Charity Mermaids

A £500,000 lottery-funded grant to Mermaids, a charity that promotes transgenderism in gender-dysphoric children, has been paused while it is probed by a watchdog over safeguarding concerns. The National Lottery has frozen future funds from the leading LGBTQ+ charity amid a recent series of revelations and accusations. It comes days after a trustee who sat…


Transgender Charity Trustee Removed After Speech at Pro-Paedophile Event Resurfaces

A trustee who sat on the board of the British charity Mermaids has quit after it emerged that he spoke at a conference for an organisation that was founded by a convicted child rapist. Leading LGBTQ+ charity Mermaids, which promotes transgenderism in gender-dysphoric children, is facing a new backlash over the news that one of…


Trans Youth Group Faces Charity Watchdog Probe Over Breast-Binding Complaints

The British charity Mermaids, which promotes transgenderism in gender-dysphoric children, is being scrutinised over safeguarding concerns after claims it supplied chest-binding devices to teenagers. On Friday, the Charity Commission, the regulatory body for charities in England and Wales, confirmed that it is looking into concerns about Mermaids’ approach to safeguarding young people. Mermaids is a children’s…


New Analysis by Barna Group Finds Most Americans Give Generously to Help Others

Nearly two-thirds of all Americans report giving contributions regularly to secular and faith-based charitable groups, with the percentage rising to 90 percent among those who attend a Christian church at least once a month and who say their faith is important to them, according to a new report by the Barna Group. “Overall, three in…


How to Give Wisely to a Charity

It’s that time of year again — everyone wants your money. Brace yourself for more dinnertime phone calls and mailbox solicitations. Those kinds of things used to bother me. So did the collection plate at church. I felt guilty because no matter how much money we made, there was never enough to give away. And…


Ask Kip: How to Donate to Charity and Get Income in Return

By David Rodeck From Kiplinger’s Money Power Q: I’ve been thinking of making a sizable donation to charity, but I’m a bit worried about giving away money I might need in retirement. I’ve heard that a Charitable Gift Annuity could be the answer. How does that work? A: A Charitable Gift Annuity can generate retirement…


Deep Demonstrations of Private Charity

Commentary The war in Ukraine notwithstanding, normal life has to continue, albeit with a faint feeling of guilt because so many millions of people have been displaced, abducted, killed, or turned into refugees a couple of hours’ flight away. In the circumstances, it seems almost callous to go about one’s petty business as if nothing…