I’d speculate that it’s more efficient to give to advocacy groups than to vote for politicians, because an advocacy group can develop long-term strategies and use the court system. If you’re mainly concerned about a few issues, especially if they’re not in the political mainstream, advocacy groups seem intuitively like a much better bet.
This may very well be true and some of my friends have a similar intuition. I’m interested in learning more about this matter.
Maybe not, see Carl’s comments here and here.
This may very well be true and some of my friends have a similar intuition. I’m interested in learning more about this matter.
I forgot about foreign aid; you’re right, that does seem significant.