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Episode Description

NGOs receive your tax dollars. Who holds them accountable when their agenda clashes with your vote?

On The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano welcomes Jennica Pounds, known as @DataRepublican and coauthor of Unelected: The Non-Governmental Organizations Destroying America, to examine taxpayer dollars, federal grants, and the administrative state. Pounds argues that nonprofit networks exert power over immigration, public education, and foreign aid beyond the ballot box. From USAID and religious charities to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, they explore who benefits, who exercises oversight, and why Republican victories fail to break the cycle.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

Federal Grants and NGO Power: Explore the financial ties among government agencies, nonprofits, and private foundations that deserve closer public scrutiny.
Immigration and Your Tax Dollars: Hear Pounds explain federal support for unaccompanied minors and the role of Catholic Charities and other religious nonprofits.
The Chamber of Commerce Connection: Examine how CIPE connects the Chamber to the National Endowment for Democracy and the debate over taxpayer support.
Common Core and Education Policy: Hear her argument about the Gates Foundation’s influence over schools and the limits of parental control.
Accountability Beyond Elections: Explore her case for citizen oversight and why a change in party control alone cannot resolve entrenched institutional power.

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