To the outside observer, Arabella Advisors is nothing more than an accounting and human resources firm that helps charities get things done, not a billion-dollar political influence operation helping leftists remain in power. But, in fact, it is the latter–although you’d never know it from the . The organization certainly does not publicly hint that they run the largest political influence operation in America.
Those who visit their site will be met with a simple slogan: “We help changemakers create a better world.” And who would impugn a noble goal like that? A motivated researcher with a little grit might be able to find scattered about the multi-million dollar political operations Arabella has been tangled up in across the country for years, but there has never been one place to learn the full story. That changed this year with the publication of “ written by , President of and my boss.
I will be offering my thoughts on the effort below. (Disclosure: It’s quite a thing to review a book published by your boss, but his biggest complaint has always been that he does not have enough critics. I intend to become one.
) As mentioned above, the average person, before reading “Arabella,” would have no idea that the company is one of the most powerful political forces in America. Today, when confronted by reporters, Arabella still maintains the that it is nothing more than a back-office support team. This book takes that pretense, shreds it and scatters the pieces to .
