Capital Research Center (CRC) is an American

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non-profit organization located in

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Its stated purpose is "to study

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s, with a special focus on reviving the American traditions of

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, philanthropy, and voluntarism." According to ''

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'', it also discourages donations by corporations and non-profits supporting what it sees as liberal or anti-business policies. It monitors the giving of major liberal donors in the U.S.

History

Foundation

CRC was founded in 1984 by Willa Johnson, former senior vice president of the

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, Deputy Director of the

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in the first term of the

Reagan administration Ronald Reagan's tenure as the 40th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1981, and ended on January 20, 1989. Reagan, a Republican from California, took office following a landslide victory over D ...

, and a legislative aide in both the

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and

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. Journalist and author

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previously served as a senior fellow at CRC. In 2011, ''Politico'' reported that CRC had received millions of dollars from conservative philanthropists over the years, with a total budget in 2009 of $1.4 million. Donors have included foundations run by the

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, the Scaifes, and the Bradleys. As of 2017, CRC had received more than $265,000 from

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. David Clarke, the former sheriff of

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, is the chair of CRC's American Law and Culture program. In 2017, the CRC launched the website "Influence Watch," which focuses on identifying funding sources of progressive organizations and initiatives, and of progressive politicians.

Publications and policy stances

CRC has been highly critical of animal rights activists and the environmental movement. In 2006, it published ''The Green Wave: Environmentalism and Its Consequences'', a book by Bonner Cohen. In 2007, it published the third edition of ''The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of "Donor Intent"'' by Martin Morse Wooster, a senior fellow at the Center. In 2008, it published ''Guide to Nonprofit Advocacy,'' by James Dellinger. The CRC said

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's campaign to control

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s is motivated by the likelihood that he will make an "immense fortune" if laws are passed to control them, and has published authors who deny human influence in climate change. They have argued that organized labor is bad for America, and criticized government efforts to weaken intellectual property protection of prescription medications.

Film production

CRC has a film production arm called Dangerous Documentaries, which partially funded ''

No Safe Spaces ''No Safe Spaces'' is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Justin Folk that features commentator Dennis Prager and comedian Adam Carolla talking to college students and faculty about university safe spaces. The documentary also covers f ...

'' by

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and radio host

Dennis Prager Dennis Mark Prager (; born August 2, 1948) is an American conservative radio talk show host and writer. He is the host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show ''The Dennis Prager Show''. In 2009, he co-founded PragerU, which creates five-m ...

, about

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on college campuses.

References

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* {{Authority control Political and economic think tanks in the United States Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C. Think tanks established in 1984 Conservative organizations in the United States 1984 establishments in Washington, D.C.