Joseph Vazquez
MRC Free Speech America & MRC Business Associate Editor

Joseph is the MRC Associate Editor for Business & Free Speech America. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science from The George Washington University in 2018. In June, 2019, he completed an exclusive fellowship with the Hertog Foundation, where he participated in their "Nuclear Strategy and World Order" program. For MRC Business, he oversees projects and media coverage concerning dark money, political spending, economics and finance. In addition, his oversight includes Free Speech America's CensorTrack project, which involves documenting cases of Big Tech bias against conservatives and crafting censorship studies accordingly. His work has been featured on Drudge Report, Fox News, Breitbart, Life News, The Daily Wire, Bongino Report, The Washington Times, Washington Examiner, CBN News, Savage Nation and The Mark Levin Show.

Economist Art Laffer Not Concerned About Recession ‘Right Now’
Joseph Vazquez | August 15, 2019

As #TrumpRecession trends on Twitter and the liberal media panic over a “coming economic meltdown,” economist Art Laffer took a different view.

The former economic adviser to President Ronald Reagan told Fox News that he wasn…

Live Action Traces Buffett Cash to Study Trying to End FDA Abortion Pill Safeguards
Joseph Vazquez | August 14, 2019

Pro-abortion researchers trying to convince the FDA to remove abortion pill restrictions had financial support from billionaire investor Warren Buffett, according to a new Live Action News investigation.

Live Action released a report Aug…

Buying His Way In: Steyer Buys Lists From His Groups To Meet Debate Reqs
Joseph Vazquez | August 13, 2019

Building what The Atlantic once described as the “biggest political machine you’ve never heard of” paid off big for liberal billionaire and Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer.

He announced early on Aug. 13,…

Candidate Tom Steyer Resigns From Center for American Progress Board
Joseph Vazquez | August 12, 2019

Liberal billionaire and 2020 Democratic candidate Tom Steyer stepped down from a prominent left-wing think tank last month due to his presidential bid, according to CNBC.

Steyer was deeply involved with Center for American Progress for at…

NY Times Admits Castro’s Doxxed Trump Supporter Deluged With Angry Calls
Joseph Vazquez | August 9, 2019

What should campaign funding disclosure levels be in an internet age and outrage culture, where publicization of giving can quickly turn into harassment?

It’s a question The New York Times raised after Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX)…

Hill Columnist Calls Out Left’s ‘Big Money’ Hypocrisy About George Soros
Joseph Vazquez | August 8, 2019

Liberal billionaire George Soros had far more reach during the Obama administration than previously known, according to The Hill.

Hill investigative columnist John Solomon wrote on Aug. 7, “newly released department memos providing…