- Western think tanks had no clue about the "Arab Revolution."
 - Brookings scholar William Galston, a co-founder of No Labels, dukes it out with AEI scholar Nicholas Eberstadt over entitlements in the weekend section of the WSJ.
 - Breugel Senior Fellow Nicolas Vernon makes "super influential" list of finance people.
 - Think tanks to pressure donors over pledges.
 - On foreign funding of the Fraser Institute.
 - Video: CNAS co-founder Michele Flournoy participates in DNC convention.