MELEK Politics vs. Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia presents American politics as a neutral encyclopedia, but the room has an owner you cannot see. It is published by the Lucy Burns Institute, a roughly $8.9-million-a-year non-profit that does not disclose its donors — tax filings show money from Donors Capital Fund and the Searle Freedom Trust, among others — and it descends from the Sam Adams Alliance. Neutral in voice, funded from somewhere out of frame.
The living-room version
The living-room version describes each movement and office in its own terms and with its criticisms, and does not hide who owns the room — because a room whose funder you cannot see is still a parlor, however even its tone.
Go to Politics →| Ballotpedia | Us | |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Lucy Burns Institute (~$8.9M/yr) | The Van Kush Family Research Institute, named |
| Donors | Not disclosed | Our funding is visible |
| Lineage | From the Sam Adams Alliance | Stated plainly on the page |
| Voice | Neutral | Each view in its own terms + its critics |
Part of The Sitting Room and the Living Room · see all comparisons · the whole map.