National Association of Manufacturers

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Background The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) describes itself as the largest manufacturing association in the United States and claims to represent “small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states” by working “on the front lines of a wide range of policy battles, from immigration […]

Coalition for Regulatory Innovation

Coalition for Regulatory Innovation Background The Coalition for Regulatory Innovation was created by The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and includes representation from a range of industry groups such as American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF), the National Automobile Dealers Association, and numerous others.1“Coalition Members,” Coalition for Regulatory Innovation. Archived September […]

Western States Petroleum Association

Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) Background The Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), founded in 1907, describes itself as the oldest petroleum trade association in the United States. WSPA maintains headquarters in Sacramento, California with additional offices across the western states. Membership of WSPA includes large petroleum and energy companies such as Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, Exxon, Shell, and […]

National Mining Association

National Mining Association (NMA) Background The National Mining Association (NMA) is a nation-wide 501(c)(6) non-profit trade organization representing mining and mineral companies in the United States. It was formed in 1995 through the merger of the National Coal Association (NCA), which had represented the mining industry since as early as 1917, and the American Mining […]

Dennis Prager

Dennis Prager Credentials Dennis Prager attended Brooklyn College and graduated with a double major in anthropology and history. From 1970–72, he attended the Middle East and Russian Institutes at the Columbia University School of International Affairs, however he left graduate school to write an introduction to Judaism.1Sara E. Karesh; Mitchell M. Hurvitz (2005). Encyclopedia of Judaism. […]

Arthur C. Brooks

Arthur C. Brooks Credentials Background Arthur C. Brooks was the President of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) from January 1, 2009 to July 2019 when he stepped down. He is also the AEI Beth and Ravenel Curry Scholar in Free Enterprise. The […]

Consumer Choice Center

Consumer Choice Center (CCC) Background The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) is a 501(C)(3) organization that was set up in March 2017 and promoted as “a grassroots-led movement” that “empowers consumers across the globe.” 2Consumer Choice […]

Center for Energy and Economic Development

Center for Energy and Economic Development (CEED) Background The Center for Energy and Economic Development (CEED) began in 1992 as a “partnership between the U.S. coal and rail industries.” The president of CEED was Stephen L. Miller and the founding chairman of the board was John Snow, President and CEO of CSX Corporation. CSX Corporation is a major transporter of coal to electricity […]

Statistical Assessment Service

Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) Background The Statistical Assessment Service (STATS), a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1993, described itself as a nonprofit and nonpartisan “resource on the use and abuse of science and statistics in the media” with the goal “to correct scientific misinformation in the media and in public policy resulting from bad science, politics, […]

Ron Arnold

Ron Arnold (Deceased) Credentials Background Ron Arnold has been called “the father of the Wise Use movement,” and also claimed credit for coining the term “eco-terrorism.” He worked as the Executive Vice President of the the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise (CDFE), alongside the group’s President Alan Gottlieb.1“The Birth of a Buzz Word: Eco-Terrorism”, The Indypendant, September […]