Hoover Siphons Off Education Funds from Stanford

ByPrimary Researcher

Executive Summary

  • Money Trail
  • Who is Paying for Hoover to Publish False Information

Money Trail

We have written a number of times about how the Hoover Institute is a fake research institute which writes ridiculously pro-business papers and is directed by Stanford University. However, when we saw its relationship to Stanford in terms of its funding, we viewed Hoover in a new light. This topic was brought up in the excellent book Leasing the Ivory Tower. We quote from it below.

(Martin Andersen)..is silent about the Hoover Institute’s plundering of Stanford’s dollars for non-educational programs. During 1990-1991, over $4 million from Stanford’s general funds was poured into the Hoover Institute – at the expense of educational programs.

Who is Paying for Hoover to Publish False Information?

This brings up the question of what percentage of Hoover’s budget is covered by Stanford and what percentage is covered by donations from corrupt businesses like Exxon and Chrysler, and under which they violate the spirit of the charitable contributions tax law. Hoover’s budget is over $25 million per year and it is thought that Stanford contributes at least $5 million to it. However, this is Stanford’s money, and one wonders how they justify to students spending general funds on a non-educational think tank that mistakes PR and industry supported doctrine for research. Could this be one of the reasons tuition is so expensive? The book above describes how university research parks, industry-university “partnerships” and other non-education activities are the real reason for the increasingly expensive tuition at many universities. Only people at Stanford can do something about this. The Stanford’s Student Union has already attempted to bring up the issue of Hoover, but much more needs to be done. Hoover bangs the drum for invading Iran, eliminating public schools, fighting environmental regulation and a host of other nasty positions. It is worth asking why Stanford general funds are being used to support this despicable institution.

References

https://www.amazon.com/Leasing-Ivory-Tower-Corporate-Takeover/dp/0896085031