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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @siggy47 10 Apr \ parent \ on: Consumer prices rose 3.5% from a year ago in March, more than expected econ

I don't know much about the org beyond knowing they are considered politically conservative.

108 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 10 Apr

They peaked during the Reagan years. They rediscovered some relevance during George W Bush years. Their influence is waning. You can see it by the declining number of donors.

Heritage is part of Conservative Inc

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 10 Apr

Yeah under Trump they got a little boost and if anything when Trump lost reelection some of the crazier people went to Heritage which has resulted in some MAGA, not all of them but some, pay attention to them again.

85 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 10 Apr

In the Rothbard circles of libertarians they are considered to be pretty milk toast at best. They do some good work but calling them conservative these days is about as useless as that term is. What does it even mean any more?

52 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 10 Apr

The craziest thing to me still is that "conservatives" support Trump, a democrat. That shows us how much has shifted. Trump is a loud mouthed democrat really but everything has shifted so much that he appeals to republicans. Which I explain by the simple fact that he has the balls to fight back and doesn't care what people say about him. I get it. I see why they support him and more importantly why they don't get excited about the typical republican.

That's enough of this partisan nonsense though.

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 10 Apr

Oh yeah I get a kick out of people calling him conservative because fiscally he is not and I guess maybe and its a stretch maybe socially he is a little bit but yeah the guy spends money is isolationist if anything.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 10 Apr

There also has been a change from instead of one large institution like Heritage speaking different groups specialize in certain sectors and they have gained prominence. ClearPath for the environment and energy sector has become a HUGE thing but they were unheard of 10 years ago.