Koch'd Out

With the help of Jane Mayer's essential 2016 book, Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right , your hosts explore the world of right-wing philanthropy and the institutions—from centers at universities to think tanks in Washington, DC—it has funded. What emerges is a startling history of how a small group of incredibly rich families used novel techniques to shelter their wealth from taxation and fund a right-wing takeover of American politics. Other sources cited and consulted: Theda Skocpol, " Who Owns the GOP? " (a critical review of Mayer in Dissent ) Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson, The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism Amanda Hollis-Brusky and Calvin Terbeek, " The Federalist Society Says It’s Not an Advocacy Organization. These Documents Show Otherwise. " Politico Mark Schmidt " The Legend of the Powell Memo, " The American Prospect Honoré de Balzac, Eugénie Grandet (1833)