Charles Koch Calls on Donors to Reduce Focus on Politics

Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch opened a gathering of about 400 conservative donors involved in his sprawling network by calling for a reduced focus on politics.

Speaking at the luxurious Broadmoor resort, the billionaire voiced concern about “an increasingly stagnant two-tiered society, with the rich and politically connected doing well, and most everybody else stuck down below.” But those seeking to overhaul institutions, such as the education system, err in “looking to politicians,” he said.