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The '''David Horowitz Freedom Center''' is a conservative<ref>http://www.horowitzfreedomcenter.org/about/</ref> foundation founded in 1988 by political activist ] and his long-time collaborator ]. It was established with funding from groups including the ], the ] and the ].
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The '''David Horowitz Freedom Center''', formerly the '''Center for the Study of Popular Culture''' ('''CSPC'''), is a ]<ref>{{cite book | title=The Other Side of Grief: The Home Front and the Aftermath in American Narratives of the Vietnam (Culture, Politics, and the Cold War Culture, Politics, and the conservative David Horowitz Freedom Center) | publisher=Univ. of Massachusetts Press | author=Maureen Ryan | page=213}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=20071020&id=_2lWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3260,7355318 |title=Horowitz campus effort targets Islamic 'fanatics' |work=] |author=Asma Khalid |date=October 20, 2007 |access-date=February 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://digitaljournal.com/article/301717 |author=Michael Krebs |title=Controversy in Seattle over anti-Israel outdoor advertisements |work=DigitalJournal.com |date=December 23, 2010 |access-date=February 11, 2013}}</ref> ]<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last1=O'Harrow|first1=Robert Jr.|last2=Boburg|first2=Shawn|date=2017-06-03|title=How a 'shadow' universe of charities joined with political warriors to fuel Trump's rise|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/how-a-shadow-universe-of-charities-joined-with-political-warriors-to-fuel-trumps-rise/2017/06/03/ff5626ac-3a77-11e7-a058-ddbb23c75d82_story.html|access-date=2021-11-07|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> foundation founded in 1988 by political ] ] and his long-time collaborator ]. It was established with funding from groups including the ], the ] and the ].


It runs several websites and blogs, including the anti-Islam website '']'' and the anti-Muslim blog ].<ref name="Kazen">{{cite news|last1=Kazem|first1=Halima|title=Funding Islamophobia: $206m went to promoting 'hatred' of American Muslims|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/20/islamophobia-funding-cair-berkeley-report|access-date=26 February 2018|work=The Guardian|date=20 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="Yang">{{cite news |last1=Yang|first1=Jennifer|date=21 December 2017|title=Board member of anti-racism agency fired amid accusations of Islamophobic commentary|work=Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/12/21/board-member-of-anti-racism-agency-fired-amid-accusations-of-islamophobic-commentary.html|access-date=26 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Esposito">{{cite web|author=John L. Esposito|title=Islamophobia and the Challenges of Pluralism in the 21st Century - Introduction |url=http://www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/docs/ACMCU_Islamophobia_txt_99.pdf|year=2011|publisher=Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University|access-date=2012-08-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324053440/http://www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/docs/ACMCU_Islamophobia_txt_99.pdf|archive-date=2012-03-24}}</ref> It has been described as a part of the ] movement.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Donald Trump, the anti-Muslim far right and the new conservative revolution|first=Ed|last=Perwee|year=2020|journal=Ethnic and Racial Studies|volume=43|issue=16 |pages=211–230|doi=10.1080/01419870.2020.1749688|s2cid=218843237 |doi-access=free}}</ref> It is designated as a hate group by the ].<ref>{{Cite news| last = Shah| first = Areeba| title = The "dark money ATM of the right" is funneling money to hate groups while hiding donor identities| work = Salon| access-date = 2024-03-04| date = 2023-12-10| url = https://www.salon.com/2023/12/10/the-dark-money-atm-of-the-right-is-funneling-money-to-hate-groups-while-hiding-donor-identities/}}</ref>
==Change of name==
In July 2006 the center changed its name from the '''Center for the Study of Popular Culture''', giving the following explanation:<blockquote>"We took this action for two reasons", said Board Chairman Jess Morgan. "First, when the Center began, just as the Cold War was ending, we thought that the significant issue of our time would be the political radicalization of popular culture. The culture is still a battleground, but after 9/11, it is clear that freedom itself was under assault from the new totalitarianism of terror. Secondly, David Horowitz, the Center's founder, has become increasingly identified with issues of freedom at home and abroad. We wanted to honor him and also support the efforts he has undertaken. The name change does this and rededicates us to the mission at hand."<ref>http://www.horowitzfreedomcenter.org/</ref></blockquote>


==Purpose and scope== == Finances ==
⚫ DHFC is a ](3) charity. In 2005 it had revenues of $4.9 million, expenses of $4.0 million, 8.4% of which was $336,000 compensation for David Horowitz.<ref name="char" /> For 2008 the DHFC reported on IRS Form 990 revenues of $5,466,103 and expenses of $5,994,547 with total compensation to David Horowitz of $480,162 and to vice-president Peter Collier of $228,744.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 IRS Form 990|website=]|url=http://www.tennessean.com/assets/pdf/DN1658821023.PDF}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=November 2020|reason=}} In 2015, Horowitz made $583,000 from the organization –&nbsp;that same year, the organization received $5.4 million in donations.<ref name=":1" />
The original intention of the CSPC was to establish a foothold in ]. It serves as a platform for conservative speakers and debates between conservative and liberal speakers.


Between July 2000 and February 2006, the center (under its old name) was the sponsor of 25 trips by ] and ], all ], to six different events. Total expenditures were about $43,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=C-SPAN: Campaign Finance Database |url=http://cspan.politicalmoneyline.com/cgi-win/x_PrivateSponsor.exe?DoFn=1987625|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191456/http://cspan.politicalmoneyline.com/cgi-win/x_PrivateSponsor.exe?DoFn=1987625|archive-date=September 27, 2007|access-date=September 18, 2006}}</ref> In 2014–2015, Horowitz provided $250,000 in funding to the Dutch ]-wing nationalist ]'s ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ishaan|first=Tharoor|date=March 14, 2017 |title=Analysis - Geert Wilders and the mainstreaming of white nationalism |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/03/14/geert-wilders-and-the-mainstreaming-of-white-nationalism/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Geert Wilders's Far-Right Dutch Party Sees Drop in U.S. Money |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/world/europe/geert-wilders-netherlands-campaign-donations.html|work=The New York Times |date=March 8, 2017|last1=Hakim|first1=Danny|last2=Schuetze|first2=Christopher F.}}</ref>
In 2003 Horowitz expanded the scope of the CSPC to include monitoring what CSPC views as an ingrained hostility towards conservative scholarship and ideas within academia. He established ] to further that goal.


== Activities ==
⚫ DHFC is a ](3) charity. In 2005 it had revenues of $4.9 million, expenses of $4.0 million, 8.4% of which was $336,000 compensation for David Horowitz.<ref>http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/8750.htm</ref> For 2008 the DHFC reported on IRS Form 990 revenues of $5,466,103 and expenses of $5,994,547 with total compensation to David Horowitz of $480,162 and to vice-president Peter Collier of $228,744.<ref>http://www.tennessean.com/assets/pdf/DN1658821023.PDF</ref>
The center's activities have included:
* ]&nbsp;– a political website edited by Horowitz that has been described by scholars and writers as right-wing,<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/godscontinentchr00jenk|url-access=registration|title=God's Continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis|last=Jenkins|first=Philip|date=2007|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780199886128|language=en|pages=, 182|quote=ultra-conservative ... right-wing }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Lisa Wangsness |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/12/05/interfaith-marriage-our-times-muslim-and-jewish-groups-form-coalition-fight-bigotry/CNWEiTfqg3erGIHC5XKhvJ/story.html |title=An interfaith marriage of our times: Muslim and Jewish groups form coalition to fight bigotry |work=The Boston Globe|date=December 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319711102 |title=Islam, Securitization, and US Foreign Policy|author=Erdoan A. Shipoli |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2018 |page=247 |language=en}}</ref> far-right,<ref>{{Cite web|author=David Kenner|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/09/10/how-assad-wooed-the-american-right-and-won-the-syria-propaganda-war/ |title=How Assad Wooed the American Right, and Won the Syria Propaganda War |website=Foreign Policy |date=September 10, 2013}}</ref> Islamophobic,<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ekman|first1=Mattias|title=Online Islamophobia and the politics of fear: manufacturing the green scare|journal=Ethnic and Racial Studies|date=30 March 2015 |volume=38 |issue=11 |pages=1986–2002 |doi=10.1080/01419870.2015.1021264 |s2cid=144218430 |issn=0141-9870}}</ref> and anti-Islam.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/muslim-brotherhood-ted-cruz_us_58764d44e4b092a6cae42666|title=Ted Cruz vs. The Muslim Brotherhood Boogeyman|last=Mathias|first=Christopher|date=2017-01-13|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2018-08-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/default.asp |title=Discover the Networks |publisher=Discover the Networks |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703104302/http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/default.asp |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> – a database of alleged left-wing agendas, activists and groups. After two years of development, they went online in February 2005, with a staff of two at a cost of about $500,000.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gorenfeld |first=John |url=http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/04/12/horowitz_database/index.html |title=Roger Ebert and Mohammed Atta, partners in crime – Salon.com |publisher=Dir.salon.com |date=April 12, 2005 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606185608/http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/04/12/horowitz_database/index.html |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '']'' (formerly ''Dhimmi Watch'')&nbsp;– a blog run by blogger ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Glenn |title=Seeds of Holy War Planted in Europe? Gridlock Coming to Congress? |url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/gb/date/2006-10-23/segment/01 |website=transcripts.cnn.com |publisher=CNN |access-date=23 November 2023 |format=interview |date=23 October 2006}}</ref><ref>, ], March 18, 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928040356/http://www.muslimalliancein.com/mai/enews_brief_mar26.htm |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> which has been described as one of the main homes of the ] movement on the internet.<ref name=nytHegghammer>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/opinion/sunday/the-rise-of-the-macro-nationalists.html?_r=1|title=The Rise of the Macro-Nationalists|first=Thomas |last=Hegghammer|work=]|date=24 July 2011|access-date=30 July 2011}}</ref>
⚫ {{Anchor|Heterodoxy magazine}}<!-- This section is linked from ] -->
⚫ *''Heterodoxy'' was a ] published in a ] format by the center, edited by David Horowitz and ]. Its focus was exposing the excesses of "]" on college and university campuses across the United States, describing itself as “an irreverent monthly journal combating the folly of political correctness.”<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QFR1AAAAMAAJ|title=The Heterodoxy Handbook: How to Survive the PC Campus |first1=David |last1=Horowitz|first2=Peter|last2=Collier|date=January 1, 1994|publisher=Regnery Pub.|isbn=9780895267313|via=Google Books}}</ref>
*Truth Revolt - a political website with the mission of destroying what it referred to as the leftist media "where they stand."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-10 |title=Our Mission |website=Truth Revolt |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210021223/http:/www.truthrevolt.org/our-mission |access-date=2024-05-01 }}</ref> The editor-in-chief of the site was ] and the managing editor was ]. Boreing was fired from the website in 2015, and Shapiro resigned shortly after.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7VAfKFq14I |title=Jeremy Boreing {{!}} The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 102 |language=en |access-date=2024-05-01 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> ] took over as editor-in-chief. The site closed in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-03 |title=Announcement: TruthRevolt Closing Shop {{!}} Truth Revolt |url=https://www.truthrevolt.org/news/announcement-truthrevolt-closing-shop |access-date=2024-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403021940/https://www.truthrevolt.org/news/announcement-truthrevolt-closing-shop |archive-date=April 3, 2019 }}</ref>


==Ongoing programs== == Criticism ==
The ] (SPLC) has described the Center as a ] organization<ref name="SPLC">{{cite web |url=http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/10/20/dutch-lawmaker-brings-his-anti-muslim-spiel-to-us/|title=Dutch Lawmaker Brings His Anti-Muslim Spiel to U.S.|publisher=]}}</ref> and anti-Muslim hate group.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/us/politics/michael-flynn-financial-disclosure-russia-linked-entities.html|title=Michael Flynn Failed to Disclose Income From Russia-Linked Entities|work=The New York Times|date=April 2017|last1=Rosenberg|first1=Matthew}}</ref> According to Horowitz, the SPLC's designation resulted in the Freedom Center's donation processing being blocked by ] and ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.worldtribune.com/report-visa-mastercard-blocked-donations-to-conservative-think-tank-on-advice-from-splc/|title=Report: Visa, Mastercard blocked donations to conservative think tank on advice from SPLC|date=2018-08-24|work=World Tribune: Window on the Real World|access-date=2018-08-24|language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (]).|date=May 2022}}
The Center has the following ongoing programs.<ref>http://www.horowitzfreedomcenter.org/ongoing-programs</ref>
* ]<ref>http://frontpagemag.com</ref>&nbsp;— a political Web site edited by Horowitz with a focus is on issues pertaining to ], ], and ].
* Discover the Networks<ref>http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/default.asp</ref> is a database of left-wing agendas, activists and causes. This description can include Jihadists, "anti-American" strains of anti-Iraq War activists, and libertarians, who in Horowitz's view are "allies of the left". After two years of development, went online in February, 2005, with a staff of two at a cost of about $500,000.<ref>http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/04/12/horowitz_database/index.html</ref>
* NewsReal Blog<ref>http://www.newsrealblog.com</ref> is the team blog of the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Its focus is to analyze and critique cable shows, newspapers, magazines, and the blogosphere to reveal the political Left's methods and agendas.
* ]<ref>http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/</ref>&nbsp;— addresses issues of liberal bias in American universities.
* Wednesday Morning Club&nbsp;— In 2006 the Center held twenty-one Wednesday Morning Club events with speakers ranging from former Speaker ], ], ], General ],Judge ], ], ] and ] with ]. Speakers in 2007 include ], ], ] and ]{{dn|date=June 2012}}. In previous years speakers have included then-Governor ] (1999), then-Secretary of Defense ], ], Representatives ] and ], Senators ], ] and ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=16220</ref>
* ] (or Jihadwatch; also Dhimmi Watch)&nbsp;— blogs and articles criticizing Islam and Muslims.<ref>http://www.jihadwatch.org/</ref>
* The Individual Rights Foundation<ref>http://www.horowitzfreedomcenter.org/IRF.html</ref>&nbsp;— Organization of lawyers to fight speech codes and ] on campuses and elsewhere. Participated as Amicus Curiae in ], the successful defense of the ] against the ] in the Supreme Court.<ref>http://www.bsalegal.org/documents-199.asp</ref><ref>http://freedomlaw.com/IRFpre.html</ref>
*Restoration Weekend&nbsp;— Annual conservative political activism conference and fundraising/networking event.


⚫ ], writing for the SPLC, accused Horowitz of blaming slavery on "black Africans ... abetted by dark-skinned Arabs" and of "attack minority 'demands for special treatment' as 'only necessary because some blacks can't seem to locate the ladder of opportunity within reach of others,' rejecting the idea that they could be the victims of lingering racism."<ref>{{cite web|last = Berlet|first = Chip|year = 2003|url = http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?pid=105|title = Into the Mainstream|work = Intelligence Report|publisher = Southern Poverty Law Center|access-date = April 23, 2006|archive-date = May 10, 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060510234336/http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?pid=105|url-status = dead}}</ref>
⚫ =={{Visible anchor|Heterodoxy magazine}}==<!-- This section is linked from ] -->
⚫ ''Heterodoxy'' was a ] published in a ] format by the center, edited by David Horowitz and ]. Its focus was on exposing the excesses of ] on ] and ] ]es across the ].


A 2011 report authored by Wajahat Ali, Eli Clifton, Matthew Duss, Lee Fang, Scott Keyes and Faiz Shakir of the ] cited Horowitz as a prominent figure instrumental in propagating ] and spreading fear about an Islamic takeover of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/religion/report/2011/08/26/10165/fear-inc/|title=Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America|last1=Ali|first1=Wajahat|last2=Clifton|first2=Eli|date=26 August 2011|website=]|last3=Duss|first3=Matthew|last4=Fang|first4=Lee|last5=Keyes|first5=Scott|last6=Shakir|first6=Faiz|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> Horowitz responded, saying that the Center had "joined the ]".<ref>{{cite web|author=George Zornick |url=http://www.thenation.com/blog/163023/fear-inc-americas-islamophobia-network |title=Fear, Inc.: America's Islamophobia Network |work=The Nation |date=August 29, 2011 |access-date=February 11, 2013}}</ref>
==Funding of Congressional travel==
Between July 2000 and February 2006, the center (under its old name) was the sponsor of 25 trips by U.S. Senators and Representatives, all Republicans, to six different events. Total expenditures were about $43,000.<ref>http://cspan.politicalmoneyline.com/cgi-win/x_PrivateSponsor.exe?DoFn=1987625</ref>


In 2012, the ] wrote that Horowitz sponsors a college campus project that promotes anti-Muslim views and arranges events with anti-Muslim activists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/pamela-geller-stop-islamization-of-america.htm?Multi_page_sections=sHeading_6|title=Stop Islamization of America (SIOA)|access-date=December 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017010310/http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/pamela-geller-stop-islamization-of-america.htm?Multi_page_sections=sHeading_6|archive-date=October 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The DHFC was also a sponsor of the May 3, 2015, ] in ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forward.com/news/307903/the-tech-mogul-who-funds-pamela-gellers-anti-islam-push/6|title=Meet Robert Shillman, the Tech Mogul Who Funds Pamela Geller's Anti-Islam Push|date=May 9, 2015 }}</ref> where two ] attackers were shot and killed by a school security guard.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/05/a-terror-attack-in-texas/392288/|title=A Terror Attack in Texas|last=Chandler|first=Adam|date=4 May 2015|publisher=Atlantic Monthly Group|newspaper=]|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>
==Criticism==
⚫ ], writing for the ] (SPLC), an organization positioned to "combat racism and promote civil rights through research, education and litigation," identified the CSPC (now DHFC) as one of 17 "right-wing foundations and think tanks support efforts to make bigoted and discredited ideas respectable." Berlet accused Horowitz of blaming slavery on "'black Africans ... abetted by dark-skinned Arabs'" and of "attack minority 'demands for special treatment' as 'only necessary because some blacks can't seem to locate the ladder of opportunity within reach of others,' rejecting the idea that they could be the victims of lingering racism."<ref>{{cite web|last = Berlet|first = Chip|year = 2003|url = http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?pid=105|title = Into the Mainstream|work = Intelligence Report|publisher = ]|accessdate = 2006-04-23}}</ref>


===Response=== == References ==
⚫ {{Reflist}}
Responding with an open letter to ], president of the SPLC, Horowitz stated that his reminder that the slaves transported to America were bought from African and Arab slavers was a response to demands that only whites pay blacks reparations, not to hold Africans and Arabs solely responsible for slavery, and that the statement that he had denied lingering racism was "a calculated and carefully constructed lie." The letter said that Berlet's work was "so tendentious, so filled with transparent misrepresentations and smears that if you continue to post the report you will create for your Southern Poverty Law Center a well-earned reputation as a hate group itself."<ref>{{cite web | last = Horowitz | first = David | authorlink = David Horowitz (conservative writer) | year = 2003 | url = http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=9622 | title = An Open Letter To Morris Dees | work = FrontPageMagazine.com | publisher = FrontPageMagazine.com | accessdate = 2006-04-23}}</ref> The SPLC replied that they stood by the accuracy of the report,<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/readarticle.asp?ID=9831</ref> and subsequent critical pieces on Berlet and the SPLC have been featured on Horowitz's website and personal blog.<ref></ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Arabia | first = Chris | year = 2003 | url = http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10352 | title = Chip Berlet: Leftist Lie Factory | work = FrontPageMagazine.com | publisher = FrontPageMagazine.com | accessdate = 2006-04-23}}</ref>


⚫ == External links ==
===Allegations of Islamophobia===
* {{Official website|https://www.horowitzfreedomcenter.org/}}
In its 2011 report, "Fear Incorporated: the Roots of the Islamophobia Network in the United States"<ref>http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/08/islamophobia.html</ref> the Center for American Progress cited Horowitz as a prominent figure instrumental in demonizing Islam and spreading fear about an Islamic takeover of Western society. Horowitz's response was that the Center had "joined the Muslin Brotherhood."<ref>http://www.thenation.com/blog/163023/fear-inc-americas-islamophobia-network</ref>.
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==References==
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David Horowitz Freedom Center
Founded1988
FounderDavid Horowitz
Peter Collier
TypeConservative think-tank
Tax ID no. 95-4194642
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ProductFrontPage Magazine
Key peopleDavid Horowitz, Founder & CEO
Peter Collier, Vice President of Publications
Michael Finch, President
Revenue$5.4 million (2015)
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The David Horowitz Freedom Center, formerly the Center for the Study of Popular Culture (CSPC), is a conservative anti-Islam foundation founded in 1988 by political activist David Horowitz and his long-time collaborator Peter Collier. It was established with funding from groups including the John M. Olin Foundation, the Bradley Foundation and the Scaife Foundation.

It runs several websites and blogs, including the anti-Islam website FrontPage Magazine and the anti-Muslim blog Jihad Watch. It has been described as a part of the counter-jihad movement. It is designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Finances

DHFC is a 501(c)(3) charity. In 2005 it had revenues of $4.9 million, expenses of $4.0 million, 8.4% of which was $336,000 compensation for David Horowitz. For 2008 the DHFC reported on IRS Form 990 revenues of $5,466,103 and expenses of $5,994,547 with total compensation to David Horowitz of $480,162 and to vice-president Peter Collier of $228,744. In 2015, Horowitz made $583,000 from the organization – that same year, the organization received $5.4 million in donations.

Between July 2000 and February 2006, the center (under its old name) was the sponsor of 25 trips by United States senators and representatives, all Republicans, to six different events. Total expenditures were about $43,000. In 2014–2015, Horowitz provided $250,000 in funding to the Dutch right-wing nationalist Geert Wilders's Party for Freedom.

Activities

The center's activities have included:

  • FrontPage Magazine – a political website edited by Horowitz that has been described by scholars and writers as right-wing, far-right, Islamophobic, and anti-Islam.
  • Discover the Networks – a database of alleged left-wing agendas, activists and groups. After two years of development, they went online in February 2005, with a staff of two at a cost of about $500,000.
  • Jihad Watch (formerly Dhimmi Watch) – a blog run by blogger Robert Spencer which has been described as one of the main homes of the Counter-jihad movement on the internet.

  • Heterodoxy was a news magazine published in a tabloid format by the center, edited by David Horowitz and Peter Collier. Its focus was exposing the excesses of "political correctness" on college and university campuses across the United States, describing itself as “an irreverent monthly journal combating the folly of political correctness.”
  • Truth Revolt - a political website with the mission of destroying what it referred to as the leftist media "where they stand." The editor-in-chief of the site was Ben Shapiro and the managing editor was Jeremy Boreing. Boreing was fired from the website in 2015, and Shapiro resigned shortly after. Mark Tapson took over as editor-in-chief. The site closed in March 2018.

Criticism

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has described the Center as a far-right organization and anti-Muslim hate group. According to Horowitz, the SPLC's designation resulted in the Freedom Center's donation processing being blocked by Visa and Mastercard.

Chip Berlet, writing for the SPLC, accused Horowitz of blaming slavery on "black Africans ... abetted by dark-skinned Arabs" and of "attack minority 'demands for special treatment' as 'only necessary because some blacks can't seem to locate the ladder of opportunity within reach of others,' rejecting the idea that they could be the victims of lingering racism."

A 2011 report authored by Wajahat Ali, Eli Clifton, Matthew Duss, Lee Fang, Scott Keyes and Faiz Shakir of the Center for American Progress cited Horowitz as a prominent figure instrumental in propagating Islamophobia and spreading fear about an Islamic takeover of Western society. Horowitz responded, saying that the Center had "joined the Muslim Brotherhood".

In 2012, the Anti-Defamation League wrote that Horowitz sponsors a college campus project that promotes anti-Muslim views and arranges events with anti-Muslim activists. The DHFC was also a sponsor of the May 3, 2015, Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest in Garland, Texas, where two Muslim terrorist attackers were shot and killed by a school security guard.

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