Category: Institutional Capture
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Vol I: Part II; Sect I Project 2025 Was More Than a Policy Proposal
Project 2025 Was More Than a Policy Proposal In the previous section, I explained what institutional capture is and why personnel capture is often one of the earliest signs that it is occurring. Appointments matter because institutions are ultimately run by people. Laws can remain unchanged while the individuals responsible for enforcing, interpreting, and administering…
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Vol I: Part I; Section I Why Appointments Matter
What Is Institutional Capture? Why Appointments Matter Institutional capture occurs when an institution continues to appear independent while its leadership, decision-making processes, staffing, or governing ideology become controlled by a specific political, religious, or economic movement. As introduced in the Five Signs of Institutional Capture framework, this series examines five recurring indicators of institutional capture.…
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Four-Volume Institutional Analysis System
Exhibit 1 Introduction Before we start digging into the evidence, I want to show you how this project is organized. Institutional capture is a big topic. It touches the executive branch, Congress, the courts, and the ways these institutions interact with one another. Rather than trying to explain everything in one massive document, I’ve broken…
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The Five Signs of Institutional Capture
1. Personnel Capture The movement places loyalists into positions of authority. Examples: Evidence: 2. Policy Capture Institutions begin implementing the movement’s goals. Examples: Evidence: 3. Information Capture Alternative viewpoints are removed, restricted, or discredited. Examples: Evidence: 4. Accountability Capture Oversight mechanisms lose the ability to hold institutions accountable. Examples: Evidence: 5. Narrative Capture The movement…
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The Invisible Front: How Political Actors Rewrite Reality to Evade Resistance
Examining Hidden Systems of Influence Have you ever known the reason behind something, without having the words to explain it or name it? While doing the extensive research it takes to map institutional capture, I have learned a few things that I somewhat understood. However, if you would have asked me, I don’t think I…