Could a Garland Fund 2.0 Upend America Today?
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Could a Garland Fund 2.0 Upend America Today?

Editors’ Note: David Pozen continues HistPhil’s book forum on John Witt’s The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America (Simon & Schuster, 2025). A version of this post originally appeared on the Balkinization blog, which is conducting a forum on Witt’s book as well, with some outstanding contributions by … Continue reading

When the Tax Code (and Private Foundations) Nudged Americans Toward Nonviolence
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When the Tax Code (and Private Foundations) Nudged Americans Toward Nonviolence

Editors’ Note: This post, from John Witt, inaugurates HistPhil’s book forum on Witt’s recently published The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America (Simon & Schuster, 2025), which chronicles the influence of the American Fund for Public Service, established in 1922. As Witt argues, the Garland Fund, as it … Continue reading