Until October 2017, The Federalist had a 'black crime' tag, which aggregated articles related to criminal activity by African Americans.

For those that have a problem with this, the question is simple: what are you afraid of?' 'Black crime' tag Ben Domenech defended The Federalist for publishing Borland's op-ed saying the magazine 'remains avowedly committed to offering alternative views. Molly Roberts of The Washington Post wrote that the op-ed was 'uniquely awful'.

Noah Rothman of the conservative Commentary magazine stated that the op-ed was 'rationalizing away child molestation'. In November 2017, The Federalist came under criticism from both conservatives and liberals for publishing an opinion piece by Tully Borland, Ouachita Baptist University philosopher, defending Roy Moore for dating teenagers while he was in his 30s, and arguing that such behavior was 'not without some merit if one wants to raise a large family'. Tyson later cited the Bush quote to a speech given after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, and apologized to Bush for misremembering the date and context. In late 2014, The Federalist published an article alleging that Neil deGrasse Tyson had used 'misstated' quotes in his public presentations, including one attributed to George W. In 2020, The Federalist received at least $200,000 in COVID-19 relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. ДЄccording to BuzzFeed News, the website's funding has prompted 'a considerable amount of speculation in the political media world, with the phrase 'Who funds the Federalist?' becoming a recurring meme.' In response, the website once sold an 'I Fund the Federalist' T-shirt to supporters. Two sources with knowledge of the publication's finances said that one of the major backers of The Federalist is Dick Uihlein, a packing supply magnate and Trump donor who has a history of supporting hard-right political candidates. The Federalist has not disclosed its funding sources and critics have asked who is funding the site, since ad revenue alone would not be enough for the publication to sustain its staff of 14. Domenech wrote that The Federalist was inspired by the mission and worldview of the original Time magazine's editor, Henry Luce, which he described as, ' to the political right, with a small-c conservatism equipped with a populist respect for the middle class reader outside of New York and Washington, and an abiding love for America at a time when snark and cynicism were not considered substitutes for smart analysis.' Quoted in The Washington Post in 2018, Domenech described The Federalist as having no office and a staff that was 'majority female, half millennial, and a quarter minority.' Finances The Federalist was co-founded by Ben Domenech and Sean Davis senior editors include David Harsanyi and Mollie Hemingway.

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1.8 Allegations of labour law violation.

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