Yeah, all their stuff is free, at first. They use a Hari Krishna type of sales tactic where they send you stuff and then ask for money afterwards. Theyre rolling in money too.
There are a lot of great materials on our founding fathers and the origination of our Constitution. My favorite starter was George Washingtons farewell address. After that, the Federalist papers.
Once you read those, you can pick and choose wherever you want to go.
They do as Heritage and just about every organization does, advertise after someone has shown interest. Just write back on their mail-in coupon once or twice to get removed from the mailing list.
As far as your claim that Hillsdale is rolling in money, they are using their budget to avoid government funding and interference in what they teach, which is conservative American history and governance; they are providing scholarships for new students of government, the constitution and conservative thought; they have recently opened a graduate school of government in Washington DC where conservative speakers and thinkers can be readily available to our "overlords"; and as noted, they offer many publications and courses for free.
Yet you bitch about receiving an advertising circular. Okay.