FreedomFest 2024

Patrick is a writer/producer at Just Add Firewater.  He is in post-production on his third feature documentary (previous two being Of Dogs and Men and They Say It Can't Be Done). He also co-created and directed the animated comedy web series PIGTV, based on the NYTimes bestselling Politically... Read More →

Brad Cates is a nationally recognized expert in Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture, and Financial Compliance law.He is a member of the Bar in New Mexico, Texas, and Washington D.C. In addition to his law practice, he is a blockchain development entrepreneur in eastern Europe, and... Read More →

Dan Alban is a Senior Attorney and the co-director of IJ’s National Initiative to End Forfeiture Abuse. He has served as an attorney with the Institute for Justice since September 2010, and was a summer law clerk at IJ in the summer of 2004.Dan litigates cutting-edge constitutional... Read More →

The Capital Research Center was established in 1984 to examine how foundations, charities, and other nonprofits spend money and get involved in politics and advocacy, often in ways that donors never intended and would find abhorrent.