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| + | {{fmt/title|conservatist organizations in the United States}} | ||
| + | ==Technical Note== | ||
| + | ''Eventually, there will be a database of organizations which can be queried by various attributes: [[political ideology]], type of org ([[think tank]], etc.)... need to get some clarity on what the different types are and how to distinguish between them.'' | ||
| + | ==Related== | ||
| + | * [[think-tanks]] | ||
==List== | ==List== | ||
===Active=== | ===Active=== | ||
* {{wp/alt|American Action Network}} [http://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/detail.php?cmte=American+Action+Network&cycle=2012 OpenSecrets] | * {{wp/alt|American Action Network}} [http://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/detail.php?cmte=American+Action+Network&cycle=2012 OpenSecrets] | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Americans Against Hate}} ([[Joe Kaufman]]) (article is deleted in Wikipedia as of 2013-11-11) | ||
* {{wp/alt|American Enterprise Institute}} (AEI) | * {{wp/alt|American Enterprise Institute}} (AEI) | ||
* {{wp/alt|Americans for Prosperity}} (AFP) | * {{wp/alt|Americans for Prosperity}} (AFP) | ||
* {{wp/alt|Americans for Tax Reform}} founded 1985 by [[Grover Norquist]] | * {{wp/alt|Americans for Tax Reform}} founded 1985 by [[Grover Norquist]] | ||
* {{wp/alt|American Legislative Exchange Council}} (ALEC) {{sourcewatch|American Legislative Exchange Council}} | * {{wp/alt|American Legislative Exchange Council}} (ALEC) {{sourcewatch|American Legislative Exchange Council}} | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Atlas Shrugs}} is {{wp/alt|Pam Geller}}'s blog, not an organization as such | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Becket Fund for Religious Liberty}} "a non-profit, public interest law firm defending the freedom of religion of people of all faiths." | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Bill of Rights Institute}} - a [[Koch brothers]] project | ||
* {{wp/alt|Bradley Foundation}}[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/17273-a-gop-funder-thats-bigger-and-darker-than-the-koch-brothers] - foundation, founded 1942 | * {{wp/alt|Bradley Foundation}}[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/17273-a-gop-funder-thats-bigger-and-darker-than-the-koch-brothers] - foundation, founded 1942 | ||
* [[Cato Institute]] -- more [[libertarian]] than Americonservative, although they were taken over by the [[Koch brothers]] in late 2012 | * [[Cato Institute]] -- more [[libertarian]] than Americonservative, although they were taken over by the [[Koch brothers]] in late 2012 | ||
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* [[Century Strategies]] founded in 1997 by [[Ralph Reed]] (Ralph E. Reed Jr.); provides campaign consulting for [[US Republican|Republican]] candidates | * [[Century Strategies]] founded in 1997 by [[Ralph Reed]] (Ralph E. Reed Jr.); provides campaign consulting for [[US Republican|Republican]] candidates | ||
* [[Citizens United]] ([[wikipedia:Citizens United (organization)|W]]) founded 1988 | * [[Citizens United]] ([[wikipedia:Citizens United (organization)|W]]) founded 1988 | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Club for Growth}} | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Competitive Enterprise Institute}} (CEI) | ||
| + | * [[Constitutional Rights PAC]] (Larry Ward) | ||
| + | * [[Declaration Alliance]] or [[Declaration Foundation]] ({{wp/alt|Alan Keyes}}) | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Fraser Institute}}: Canadian right-libertarian think tank | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Ethics and Public Policy Center}} (EPPC): [[social dysconservatism]], "Judeo-Christian" values | ||
* [[Free Enterprise Fund]] (FEF) | * [[Free Enterprise Fund]] (FEF) | ||
| + | * [[Foundation for Individual Rights in Education]] (FIRE) | ||
| + | * [[Gear Up Foundation]] (Vincent Forras) | ||
* [[Heartland Institute]] -- focused on [[global warming denialism]] in the 2000s; prior to that, helped promote the idea that smoking is healthy | * [[Heartland Institute]] -- focused on [[global warming denialism]] in the 2000s; prior to that, helped promote the idea that smoking is healthy | ||
* [[Heritage Foundation]] -- predicted in 2001 that the [[Bush tax cuts]] would pay down the federal deficit by 2010; in 2011, [[Paul Ryan]] based his budget proposal on numbers they provided | * [[Heritage Foundation]] -- predicted in 2001 that the [[Bush tax cuts]] would pay down the federal deficit by 2010; in 2011, [[Paul Ryan]] based his budget proposal on numbers they provided | ||
* [[John Locke Foundation]] -- mainly operates in [[North Carolina]]; part of [[Art Pope]]'s empire | * [[John Locke Foundation]] -- mainly operates in [[North Carolina]]; part of [[Art Pope]]'s empire | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Manhattan Institute for Policy Research}}: libertarian think-tank established 1981 as the International Center for Economic Policy Studies by [[Antony Fisher]] and [[William J. Casey]]. | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|National Center for Public Policy Research}} | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Pacific Research Institute}} California-based free-market think tank founded in 1979 to promote "the principles of individual freedom and [[personal responsibility]]" through policies that emphasize a free economy, private initiative, and limited government. | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Progress for America}} | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Sons of Liberty}} ({{wp/alt|Bradlee Dean}}): not sure if this is a real organization or just a reference to the historical one | ||
* {{wp/alt|United States Chamber of Commerce}} (USCC) | * {{wp/alt|United States Chamber of Commerce}} (USCC) | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|Western Journalism Center}} (aka Western Center for Journalism) (Floyd Brown; founded in 1991 by Joseph Farah and James H. Smith) | ||
| + | * {{wp/alt|WorldNetDaily}} (founded in May 1997 by [[Joseph Farah]]) | ||
* '''pro-[[patriarchy]]''': | * '''pro-[[patriarchy]]''': | ||
** {{wp/alt|Alliance Defending Freedom}} (formerly Alliance Defense Fund): legal defense group, founded 1994 by [[Bill Bright]] (founder, [[Cru]]), [[Larry Burkett]] (co-founder, [[Crown Financial Ministries]]), [[James Dobson]] (founder, [[Focus on the Family]]), [[D. James Kennedy]] (founder, [[Coral Ridge Ministries]]), [[Marlin Maddoux]] (president, [[International Christian Media]]), and [[Donald Wildmon]] (founder, [[American Family Association]]) | ** {{wp/alt|Alliance Defending Freedom}} (formerly Alliance Defense Fund): legal defense group, founded 1994 by [[Bill Bright]] (founder, [[Cru]]), [[Larry Burkett]] (co-founder, [[Crown Financial Ministries]]), [[James Dobson]] (founder, [[Focus on the Family]]), [[D. James Kennedy]] (founder, [[Coral Ridge Ministries]]), [[Marlin Maddoux]] (president, [[International Christian Media]]), and [[Donald Wildmon]] (founder, [[American Family Association]]) | ||
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** {{wp/alt|American Family Association}} (AFA) founded in 1977 by [[Donald Wildmon]] as the [[National Federation for Decency]] | ** {{wp/alt|American Family Association}} (AFA) founded in 1977 by [[Donald Wildmon]] as the [[National Federation for Decency]] | ||
** {{wp/alt|Bob Jones University}} | ** {{wp/alt|Bob Jones University}} | ||
| − | ** [[Center for Marriage Policy]] [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/04/03/wingnut-defines-feminist-marriage/] | + | ** [[Center for Marriage Policy]] [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/04/03/wingnut-defines-feminist-marriage/] [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/center-marriage-policy-blames-shootings-no-fault-divorce] |
** {{wp/alt|Cru}} (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) founded 1951 by [[Bill Bright]] | ** {{wp/alt|Cru}} (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) founded 1951 by [[Bill Bright]] | ||
** {{wp/alt|Christian Coalition of America}} founded 1989 by [[Pat Robertson]] | ** {{wp/alt|Christian Coalition of America}} founded 1989 by [[Pat Robertson]] | ||
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** {{wp/alt|Liberty Institute}} founded 1971 as "Free Market Counsel". "a third tier religious right legal group at best" - [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/05/10/third-rate-christian-right-legal-group-sees-signs/ Ed Brayton] | ** {{wp/alt|Liberty Institute}} founded 1971 as "Free Market Counsel". "a third tier religious right legal group at best" - [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/05/10/third-rate-christian-right-legal-group-sees-signs/ Ed Brayton] | ||
** {{wp/alt|Liberty University}} | ** {{wp/alt|Liberty University}} | ||
| + | ** {{wp/alt|Mission: America}} | ||
** {{wp/alt|National Center for Law & Policy}} | ** {{wp/alt|National Center for Law & Policy}} | ||
** {{wp/alt|National Organization for Marriage}} | ** {{wp/alt|National Organization for Marriage}} | ||
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* {{wp/alt|Moral Majority}} founded by [[Jerry Falwell]] in 1979 and dissolved in the late 1980s. | * {{wp/alt|Moral Majority}} founded by [[Jerry Falwell]] in 1979 and dissolved in the late 1980s. | ||
* {{wp/alt|Project for the New American Century}} (PNAC): infamously called for a [[new Pearl Harbor]] prior to [[9/11]] | * {{wp/alt|Project for the New American Century}} (PNAC): infamously called for a [[new Pearl Harbor]] prior to [[9/11]] | ||
| + | ===to merge=== | ||
| + | * [[Conservapedia]]: "pro-American, pro-Christian" alternative to Wikipedia | ||
| + | * [http://www.freerepublic.com/ Free Republic] | ||
| + | * [http://www.heritage.org/ The Heritage Foundation] | ||
| + | * [http://www.johnlocke.org/ John Locke Foundation] (North Carolina) | ||
| + | ** Interestingly, the writings of {{wpalt|John Locke}} himself "had an enormous influence on the development of liberalism", notably the idea of "religious toleration", according to {{wikipedia|Contributions_to_liberal_theory#From_Locke_to_Mill}} | ||
| + | * [http://patriotpost.us/ Patriot Post] "The Conservative Journal of Record" | ||
| + | * [http://www.amconmag.com/ American Conservative]: skeptical Conservatism | ||
| + | * [http://redstate.com/ Redstate]: "conservative news and community" | ||
| + | * [http://www.sovereigntycolorado.com/ Sovereignty Colorado] "The State and Nation are under incredible pressure to continue on the path to communist socialist rule..." | ||
| + | * explicitly '''Christian''' conservatist: | ||
| + | ** [http://www.bju.edu/ Bob Jones University] (Greenville, SC) | ||
| + | ** [http://www.cofcc.org/ Council of Conservative Citizens] (MO) ({{wikipedia|Council of Conservative Citizens}}) | ||
| + | ** [[Liberty University]] - e.g. [http://www.liberty.edu/studentaffairs/index.cfm?PID=7764 Dress Code for Women] | ||
| + | ** {{l/wp|American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property}} | ||
| + | ** [http://patriarchy.org/ Patriarchy.org] (VA): "addressing the issues and legalism of patriarchy with the liberating truth of [[Jesus Christ]]"; apparently started in reaction against an excessively conservative/legalistic "patriarchy movement" | ||
| + | ===Parody=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.landoverbaptist.org/ Landover Baptist Church] "Where the Worthwhile Worship" | ||
| + | * [http://www.bettybowers.com/ Betty Bowers] "America's Best Christian" | ||
Latest revision as of 22:46, 4 December 2022
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conservatist organizations in the United States
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Technical Note
Eventually, there will be a database of organizations which can be queried by various attributes: political ideology, type of org (think tank, etc.)... need to get some clarity on what the different types are and how to distinguish between them.
Related
List
Active
- American Action Network [W] OpenSecrets
- Americans Against Hate [W] (Joe Kaufman) (article is deleted in Wikipedia as of 2013-11-11)
- American Enterprise Institute [W] (AEI)
- Americans for Prosperity [W] (AFP)
- Americans for Tax Reform [W] founded 1985 by Grover Norquist
- American Legislative Exchange Council [W] (ALEC) SourceWatch
- Atlas Shrugs [W] is Pam Geller [W]'s blog, not an organization as such
- Becket Fund for Religious Liberty [W] "a non-profit, public interest law firm defending the freedom of religion of people of all faiths."
- Bill of Rights Institute [W] - a Koch brothers project
- Bradley Foundation [W][1] - foundation, founded 1942
- Cato Institute -- more libertarian than Americonservative, although they were taken over by the Koch brothers in late 2012
- Capitol Hill Daily [2]
- Century Strategies founded in 1997 by Ralph Reed (Ralph E. Reed Jr.); provides campaign consulting for Republican candidates
- Citizens United (W) founded 1988
- Club for Growth [W]
- Competitive Enterprise Institute [W] (CEI)
- Constitutional Rights PAC (Larry Ward)
- Declaration Alliance or Declaration Foundation (Alan Keyes [W])
- Fraser Institute [W]: Canadian right-libertarian think tank
- Ethics and Public Policy Center [W] (EPPC): social dysconservatism, "Judeo-Christian" values
- Free Enterprise Fund (FEF)
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
- Gear Up Foundation (Vincent Forras)
- Heartland Institute -- focused on global warming denialism in the 2000s; prior to that, helped promote the idea that smoking is healthy
- Heritage Foundation -- predicted in 2001 that the Bush tax cuts would pay down the federal deficit by 2010; in 2011, Paul Ryan based his budget proposal on numbers they provided
- John Locke Foundation -- mainly operates in North Carolina; part of Art Pope's empire
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research [W]: libertarian think-tank established 1981 as the International Center for Economic Policy Studies by Antony Fisher and William J. Casey.
- National Center for Public Policy Research [W]
- Pacific Research Institute [W] California-based free-market think tank founded in 1979 to promote "the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility" through policies that emphasize a free economy, private initiative, and limited government.
- Progress for America [W]
- Sons of Liberty [W] (Bradlee Dean [W]): not sure if this is a real organization or just a reference to the historical one
- United States Chamber of Commerce [W] (USCC)
- Western Journalism Center [W] (aka Western Center for Journalism) (Floyd Brown; founded in 1991 by Joseph Farah and James H. Smith)
- WorldNetDaily [W] (founded in May 1997 by Joseph Farah)
- pro-patriarchy:
- Alliance Defending Freedom [W] (formerly Alliance Defense Fund): legal defense group, founded 1994 by Bill Bright (founder, Cru), Larry Burkett (co-founder, Crown Financial Ministries), James Dobson (founder, Focus on the Family), D. James Kennedy (founder, Coral Ridge Ministries), Marlin Maddoux (president, International Christian Media), and Donald Wildmon (founder, American Family Association)
- American Decency Association [W] (ADA) founded in 1999 by former elementary school teacher Bill Johnson; formerly Michigan chapter of AFA
- American Family Association [W] (AFA) founded in 1977 by Donald Wildmon as the National Federation for Decency
- Bob Jones University [W]
- Center for Marriage Policy [3] [4]
- Cru [W] (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) founded 1951 by Bill Bright
- Christian Coalition of America [W] founded 1989 by Pat Robertson
- Concerned Women for America [W]
- Coral Ridge Ministries [W] founded 1960 by D. James Kennedy
- Crown Financial Ministries [W] formed by 2000 merger of Christian Financial Concepts (founded 1976 by Larry Burkett) and Crown Ministries (founded 1985 by Howard Dayton).
- Eagle Forum [W] founded by Phyllis Schlafly in 1972; has close ties to Conservapedia
- Faith and Freedom Coalition [W] founded 2009 by Ralph Reed
- Family Research Council [W] founded 1981 by James Dobson
- Focus on the Family [W] founded 1977 by James Dobson
- International Christian Media founded by Marlin Maddoux [5]
- Liberty Counsel [W] provides free legal assistance in defense of "Christian religious liberty, the sanctity of human life, and the traditional family."
- Liberty Institute [W] founded 1971 as "Free Market Counsel". "a third tier religious right legal group at best" - Ed Brayton
- Liberty University [W]
- Mission: America [W]
- National Center for Law & Policy [W]
- National Organization for Marriage [W]
- Ruth Institute (site blog): a NOM project
- Traditional Values Coalition [W] founded 1984; designated an anti-gay hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center for spreading false information
Defunct
- Moral Majority [W] founded by Jerry Falwell in 1979 and dissolved in the late 1980s.
- Project for the New American Century [W] (PNAC): infamously called for a new Pearl Harbor prior to 9/11
to merge
- Conservapedia: "pro-American, pro-Christian" alternative to Wikipedia
- Free Republic
- The Heritage Foundation
- John Locke Foundation (North Carolina)
- Interestingly, the writings of John Locke [W] himself "had an enormous influence on the development of liberalism", notably the idea of "religious toleration", according to Wikipedia
- Patriot Post "The Conservative Journal of Record"
- American Conservative: skeptical Conservatism
- Redstate: "conservative news and community"
- Sovereignty Colorado "The State and Nation are under incredible pressure to continue on the path to communist socialist rule..."
- explicitly Christian conservatist:
- Bob Jones University (Greenville, SC)
- Council of Conservative Citizens (MO) (Wikipedia)
- Liberty University - e.g. Dress Code for Women
- American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property
- Patriarchy.org (VA): "addressing the issues and legalism of patriarchy with the liberating truth of Jesus Christ"; apparently started in reaction against an excessively conservative/legalistic "patriarchy movement"
Parody
- Landover Baptist Church "Where the Worthwhile Worship"
- Betty Bowers "America's Best Christian"