David Koch, billionaire businessman, libertarian activist, prolific philanthropist, and controversial conservative political donor, has died at the age of 79. He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer 27 years ago, and initially been informed he had only a few years left to live. His death was officially announced this morning by his brother, Charles Koch….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Conservative groups are throwing millions of dollars behind a campaign to sell the American people on how comprehensive tax reform will improve their lives. Members of Charles and David Koch’s “Liberty Network,” Freedom Partners and Americans for Prosperity (AFP) are pledging millions to a nationwide campaign that promotes…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Three senior House Democrats asked U.S. teachers Monday to destroy a book written by climate scientists challenging the environmentalist view of global-warming. The Democrats were responding to a campaign by the conservative Heartland Institute copies of the 2015 book, “Why Climate Scientists Disagree About Global Warming” to about…
By Blake Neff The New York Times and a host of other publications are piling onto the Koch brothers, this time using a revelation that their father worked on a project in pre-war Nazi Germany. The effort, though, is more than a little misleading. “The father of the billionaires Charles G. and David H. Koch helped…
Back in January of 2014, longtime conservative activist Jimmy LaSalvia left the Republican Party, citing amongst other factors, the GOP’s unwillingness to work with gays. He was a member of the Log Cabin Republicans, an organization founded in 1977, advocating for gay and lesbian rights within the Republican Party. He was also a co-founder of…