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Institute for Humane Studies
Summary (posts follow):
A Koch family-linked group that awards scholarships and the like to libertarians.
Per this, their funders include "Sarah Scaife Foundation, the Koch Family Foundations, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation and the Carthage Foundation."
IHS is associated with George Mason University (whose Mercatus Center is yet another group funded by the Kochs). Charles Koch is chairman of IHS' board. Another board member, Art Pope, is a director of Americans for Prosperity. AFP is yet another Koch-funded group, and they also helped organize various tea parties events.
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Ben Powell misleads about immigration (Suffolk University, Institute for Humane Studies, Youtube) - 06/04/11
... the video has the logo of the Institute for Humane Studies, a group linked to the Koch family; the Kochs are one of the major stringpullers of the tea parties movement whether they know it or not. Note also that the video is being promoted by Youtube [1].
1. Throughout the video, Powell simply refers to "immigration" and "immigrants"; he only notes the differences between low-skilled and high-...
"Tea Parties": an astroturfed Koch family movement (FreedomWorks, Instapundit, Rick Santelli) - 02/28/09
... Fellow Program” through the Institute for Humane Studies, a Koch-funded rightwing institute designed to scout and nurture future leaders of corporate libertarian ideology. The top two board directors at the Sam Adams Alliance include two figures with deep ties to Koch-funded programs: Eric O’Keefe, who previously served in Koch’s Institute for Humane Studies and the Club For Growth; and Joseph...
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