Think Tank Quickies (#305)
- In new "credibility crisis" report, On Think Tanks says it gets funding from Hewlett Foundation ($222,000), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung ($20,000), and Foundation Open Society Institute ($10,000).
- Hedge funds using think tanks to get their way in Washington?
- AEI chief heads to India.
- PIIE scholar blocks Cato scholar on Twitter.
- 7 FPRI scholars explain why think tanks matter more than ever.
- Advice for history PhDs seeking employment at think tanks.
- Donald Abelson evaluates think tank influence.
- 3 of the top think tanks (Brookings, CSIS, Heritage) have former high-ranking CIA officers running their Korea programs.
- Paul Craig Roberts in Russia Insider: American think tanks are hired peddlers of fake news.
- "Scrolling through Twitter at times like these is surreal: think tank paper, Valentine's Day joke, horrific school shooting, blockchain..."
- Sacha Saeen: Why we need more female think tank economists.
