IT IS INSANE THAT WE DEMAND DISCLOSURE OF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTE $200 TO A CAMPAIGN. This is going to get people killed someday. For absolutely no reason at all.

We’re proud to share that senior fellow James R. Copland has been appointed to the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, which advises the Commission on priorities to protect investors and strengthen U.S. securities markets.

House Financial Services Hearing puts large index firms on notice: “shareholder value, not politics” Matthew Foldi for Washington Reporter with coverage of testimony from Manhattan Institute senior fellow James R. Copland washingtonreporter.news/p/scoop-house-…

Bravo. As Justice Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous Court, it's long been settled that "Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors." If you want to engage in your deflecting whataboutism, please

Citizens United was a case about whether a non-profit organization was allowed to distribute a movie critical of Hillary in election season. When her critics won the case in court, she proposed a constitutional amendment to limit the First Amendment

“It’s not fascist when WE threaten to use regulatory coercion on our political enemies!”

Ah yes… Ta-Nahesi Coates, well-known for his message of love. Let’s hear what he has to say. 🙄 This is a guy who made an entire career out of spreading racial hate he had imbibed to the point of being unable to see any humanity in even the brave souls who gave their lives to

America's largest tax-advantaged hedge fund obviously needs massive federal subsidies to support this vital cutting-edge research.

An excellent (and entertaining!) primer on presidential executive orders from the folks at Kite & Key Media kiteandkeymedia.com/videos/executi…

This is a terrible argument. The Supreme Court was our most effective tool to halt Biden's excesses on multiple major cases: student loan forgiveness, EPA overreach, Chevron doctrine, and even lawfare prosecutions. They did so on originalist grounds that Vance would bulldoze.

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And Brutus is an honourable man.

How Trump can end ‘woke capital’ — and free US companies to get back to business. By requiring passive index funds to vote their shares like they invest, passively. Manhattan Institute senior fellow James R. Copland in New York Post

The White House can end ‘woke capital’ and free US companies to get back to business. In today's New York Post, the Manhattan Institute's James R. Copland lays out how: nypost.com/2025/11/21/opi…

Love this. Passive should mean passive. If it doesn’t, it’s fraud.

1/2 In the New York Post, Freedom Conservatism signatory James R. Copland urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue a rule keeping index-fund managers from using other people’s retirement savings to advance political causes. “For too long, left-wing activists have used corporate

Doesn't look like he leans right -- but it's a start!

Hey there! A new episode of the City Journal podcast—featuring Tal Fortgang and James R. Copland—just dropped. We talk Mamdani vs. Trump, among other issues. Go listen/watch… NOW! (Link below)