Copy Early Left Philanthropy

Right‑of‑center donors should emulate the pre‑WWI left’s strategy: build durable soft power by funding prestige and elite human capital, not transactional lobbying. Lobbying turns money into policy blips; philanthropy should manufacture consent by making ideas fashionable among future elites. — This reframes conservative funding from short‑term policy wins to long‑horizon cultural power that shapes institutions.