Reply #19: Conservative Web site (townhall.com), Heritage split to avoid IRS [View All]

Conservative Web site (townhall.com), Heritage split

Townhall.com, one of the nation's most active conservative Web sites, announced yesterday that it has split from parent company the Heritage Foundation, a District-based conservative think tank.

It's a deliberate strategy for Townhall -- home to 68 columnists and destination reading for 1.5 million people a month. As an independent entity, Townhall no longer will be subject to Internal Revenue Service regulations that prohibit "educational only" groups from mobilizing followers or taking a distinct political stand.

"This is a happy parting," said Townhall President Drew Bond. "Heritage has been a critical ally in building our credibility over the years. With this move, we're now free to fully engage our readers and to call them to action."

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"The gains of November 2004 are not the finish line. To borrow from Churchill, it is best to think of the Republican sweep as perhaps the end of the beginning," Mr. Hewitt said. "As opposition to Social Security reform and judicial nominations indicates, the battles are just being joined."