Think Tank Quickies (#319)

• Lydia Dennett of POGO: Foreign influence laws (i.e., FARA) may apply to think tank activity.
• Government-backed think tank warns of potential "financial panic" in China, a leaked report revealed.
• Did alleged Russian agent Maria Butina, who attending American University, attend think tank events in Washington, DC?
• Brookings scholar Jung Pak, a former CIA analyst, buys $2.2 million home in Chevy Chase.
• Center for International Policy (CIP) launches Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative.
• Some science journals (and think tanks?) that claim to peer review papers do not do so.
• Computer algorithms can test the dodginess of published reports?
• Slate: Conservative think tanker accidentally argues that single-payer could save Americans $2 trillion.
• RAND Corp. develops IT solutions to enable the transition to unassigned office space. 
• Largest inauguration in think tank history (via WiiSE)?