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|powerbase=http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/John_M._Olin_Center_for_Inquiry_into_the_Theory_and_Practice_of_Democracy | |powerbase=http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/John_M._Olin_Center_for_Inquiry_into_the_Theory_and_Practice_of_Democracy | ||
| − | |headquarters=United States | + | |headquarters= University of Chicago,Illinois, United States |
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| − | |founders=John M. Olin | + | |end=November 29, 2005 |
| − | | | + | |constitutes=grant maker, CIA cut-out |
| + | |founders=John M. Olin,Allan Bloom,Nathan Tarcov | ||
| + | |sponsors=Middle East Media Research Institute,Federalist Society | ||
| + | |description=Former (closed in 2005) "right-wing" grant-maker. [[CIA]] cut-out. | ||
| + | |members=Nathan Tarcov,Allan Bloom,Joseph Cropsey,François Furet,Leon Kass,Ralph Lerner,Mark Lill,Robert B. Pippin,Saul Bellow,Jean Bethke Elshtain,Richard Hellie,Amy Kass,Leszek Kolakowski,Edward O. Laumann,John Mearsheimer,Christopher S. Greenwald | ||
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| − | The | + | The '''John M. Olin Foundation''' was a "[[conservative]]" grant-making foundation based at the [[University of Chicago]]. |
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| + | ==Founding== | ||
| + | It was founded in 1984 by [[Allan Bloom]] and [[Nathan Tarcov]] to provide a "forum for the reconsideration and analysis of the fundamental principles and current practices of American politics and society, along with a thoughtful examination of classic philosophical, theological, and literary texts."<ref>[http://olincenter.uchicago.edu/about_olin.html About the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy], John M. Olin Center, accessed 4 September 2009.</ref> | ||
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| + | It made its last grant in the summer of 2005 and officially disbanded on November 29, 2005. It had disbursed over $370 million in funding, primarily to conservative [[think tanks]], [[media outlets]], and law programs at influential [[universities]]. | ||
==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
| − | The Center | + | The Center was funded by the [[John M. Olin Foundation]].<ref>[http://olincenter.uchicago.edu/about_olin.html About the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy], John M. Olin Center, accessed 4 September 2009.</ref> |
The Center helped obtain funding from the [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] for the microfilming of the [[Leo Strauss]] archives at the University of Chicago's Regenstein Library.<ref>[http://olincenter.uchicago.edu/about_olin.html About the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy], John M. Olin Center, accessed 4 September 2009.</ref> | The Center helped obtain funding from the [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] for the microfilming of the [[Leo Strauss]] archives at the University of Chicago's Regenstein Library.<ref>[http://olincenter.uchicago.edu/about_olin.html About the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy], John M. Olin Center, accessed 4 September 2009.</ref> | ||
==Faculty== | ==Faculty== | ||
| − | + | Faculty<ref>[http://olincenter.uchicago.edu/faculty.html Faculty], John M. Olin Center, accessed 4 September 2009.</ref> | |
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Revision as of 05:27, 6 November 2024
 John M. Olin Foundation  (Grant maker, CIA cut-out)    | |
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| Formation | 1984 |
| Founder | • John M. Olin • Allan Bloom • Nathan Tarcov |
| Extinction | November 29, 2005 |
| Headquarters | University of Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Sponsor of | Middle East Media Research Institute, Federalist Society |
| Membership | • Nathan Tarcov • Allan Bloom • Joseph Cropsey • François Furet • Leon Kass • Ralph Lerner • Mark Lill • Robert B. Pippin • Saul Bellow • Jean Bethke Elshtain • Richard Hellie • Amy Kass • Leszek Kolakowski • Edward O. Laumann •  John Mearsheimer• Christopher S. Greenwald |
| Former (closed in 2005) "right-wing" grant-maker. CIA cut-out. | |
The John M. Olin Foundation was a "conservative" grant-making foundation based at the University of Chicago.
Founding
It was founded in 1984 by Allan Bloom and Nathan Tarcov to provide a "forum for the reconsideration and analysis of the fundamental principles and current practices of American politics and society, along with a thoughtful examination of classic philosophical, theological, and literary texts."[1]
It made its last grant in the summer of 2005 and officially disbanded on November 29, 2005. It had disbursed over $370 million in funding, primarily to conservative think tanks, media outlets, and law programs at influential universities.
Funding
The Center was funded by the John M. Olin Foundation.[2]
The Center helped obtain funding from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation for the microfilming of the Leo Strauss archives at the University of Chicago's Regenstein Library.[3]
Faculty
Faculty[4]
Known member
All 1 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
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| William Simon | Wrote a working paper on U.S. Economic Performance and Prospects for the 1982 Bilderberg. |
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References
- ↑ About the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy, John M. Olin Center, accessed 4 September 2009.
- ↑ About the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy, John M. Olin Center, accessed 4 September 2009.
- ↑ About the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy, John M. Olin Center, accessed 4 September 2009.
- ↑ Faculty, John M. Olin Center, accessed 4 September 2009.
