Clinton Foundation Internal Audit: Quid Pro Quos Expected
Daily Caller
An independent "governance review" conducted by a prominent law firm that specializes in philanthropic issues concluded in December 2010 that the Clinton Foundation had a weak, rubber-stamp board of directors and that many of its donors had "an expectation of a quid pro quo benefits in return for gifts." The blistering review — commissioned by Chelsea Clinton and made public Thursday by WikiLeaks — described a tax-exempt public foundation with none of the independent oversight required under federal charity law. Facebook, Google Aided Anti-Refugee Push
Bloomberg Technology
In the final weeks of the 2016 election campaign, voters in swing states saw faux-tourism ads on Facebook and Google depicting France and Germany overrun by Sharia law. But unlike Russian efforts to secretly influence the vote, this American-led campaign was aided by direct collaboration with Facebook and Google employees. The tech giants were competing for millions from a conservative, non-profit advocacy group. Variety's Peter Bart Protected Weinstein
HuffPost
An "unspoken rule" at Variety magazine was: no stories critical of Harvey Weinstein or his company, Miramax. Peter Bart, the editor-in-chief, has been described as one of Weinstein's greatest protectors, which helped keep his "open secret" under wraps for years. In 1997, Miramax bought about 40 percent of the Oscar ads in Variety. Well-Heeled Fliers Against Air-Traffic Reform
City Journal
The National Business Aviation Association, which represents corporate-jet owners, has fought long and hard against reform of the outdated air-traffic control system, John Tierney writes: "Business jets consume more than 10 percent of all air-traffic control services, but their fuel taxes cover only 1 percent of the FAA's budget. These business flyers are being subsidized by taxes on airline passengers, and the NBAA has fought every attempt to curtail their freeloading." Alabama: When the Police Keep Your Stuff
AL.com
Even after the charge of receiving stolen goods was dropped against Frank Ranelli, the Homewood, Alabama, police department kept over 130 computers confiscated from his repair shop. They were seized more than seven years ago and serve as another controversial example of civil asset forfeiture. With DNA Testing, Kiss Your Privacy Goodbye
Gizmodo
People don't go around handing out their Social Security numbers to anyone, yet when it comes to DNA testing services like 23andme or Ancestry.com, consumers are pretty blasé, Gizmodo says. So it reads the fine print of what they're giving up: a lot. "It's basically like you have no privacy, they're taking it all," says a consumer protection lawyer. "When it comes to DNA tests, don't assume you have any rights." | 
