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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Foundations-should-be-freed-up-to-invest-effectively.jpg2000700Bill Young makes a provocative argument for more public regulation of the way charitable foundations deploy their assets for public benefit. He suggests that the government force foundations to redirect 100 percent of their assets to impact investing. But is regulation of this kind the best public-policy response to the need for more public-benefit capital? […]