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The Machiavellian Nonprofit

Post author:James K. Bishop
Post published:April 23, 2026
Post category:All in the Game Analysis First Principles The Rules

Funding the Hate It Professes to Fight — And Why Marc Andreessen Is Asking the Right Question A federal indictment has exposed the Southern Poverty Law Center for allegedly doing the unthinkable: using donor money to secretly sustain the very extremist groups it built a fortune warning the public about. Over $3 million routed through sham entities between 2014 and 2023. One paid asset, identified only as F-37, received more than $270,000 while embedded in the online leadership chat planning the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. He attended at the SPLC’s direction, made racist postings under its supervision, and…

Beyond the “Independent Commissions” Soundbite

Post author:James K. Bishop
Post published:April 23, 2026
Post category:All in the Game Civics Politics The Rules

How Democrats’ Redistricting Bill Codifies Race-Conscious Gerrymandering If you've been following the endless cable chatter or social media loops about congressional redistricting, you've almost certainly heard the polished Democratic soundbite: "Republicans voted against independent commissions to end partisan gerrymandering." It's clean, it's simple, and it requires no further explanation. It paints opponents as defenders of rigged maps and self-interested power-grabs. For many well-meaning citizens who want fair elections, that line lands like common sense. Who could possibly be against "independent" commissions and an end to gerrymandering? But as a constitutional scholar who's studied every redistricting battle for over two decades, through…