In 2024, I exposed how Qatar Foundation International, an education nonprofit run by the Emir of Qatar’s wife, was funding classroom activity in NYC’s public schools. One of their classrooms in Brooklyn hung a map of the Middle East—which completely erased Israel. From there, I went on a months-long pursuit to understand just how much Qatari money was making its way into American life. A new report says the answer could be over $400 billion. You can read all the details in my new story, out now

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If I may say so, this thesis explains the dynamics that are driving (I would say corroding) the Democratic Party right now. I can well remember the verbal acrobats of Republicans who thought of the most ingenious ways possible to say everything except that the 2020 election was not stolen and that January 6th was a deep stab wound to our national project. It was a remarkable thing to have to listen to. History first occurs as a tragedy and repeats itself as a farce. Now it’s the Democrats’ t