The Progressive Benefactor Who Makes US Barriers to Foreign Cash Look Like Swiss Cheese

The Progressive Benefactor Who Makes US Barriers to Foreign Cash Look Like Swiss Cheese
A single wedge of Swiss cheese. Renee Comet/National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health/Public Domain
Mark Hemingway
RealClearInvestigations
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The Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has a profound interest in American politics. Over the years, he has pumped $475 million he has earned manufacturing medical devices into left-wing advocacy groups—$72 million in 2021 alone, according to a new report from the conservative watchdog group, Americans for Public Trust.
Mark Hemingway reports on the key institutions shaping public life, from lobbying groups to federal agencies to elections, for RealClearInvestigations. His writing has appeared in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, MTV.com, and The Weekly Standard.
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