Think Tank Quickies (#332)

• The Georgetowner cover story: Think tanks - shadow governments in plain site. 
• Report from Trump's favorite think tank (Heritage Foundation) calls for a larger Navy fleet.
• WSJ editorial board: A liberal think tank (Tax Policy Center) makes the case for tax deductions for the rich. 
• Think tank ISIS: Iran was closer to nukes than we thought. 
• White nationalist Richard Spencer's wife says he repeatedly registered his think tanks to the addresses of female relatives.
• Nassim Taleb: "Someone sitting in the comfort of a think tank office (with a fridge full of yogurt drinks) dictating what aid people on the ground in Syria should receive in order to satisfy her grand principles."
• Think tank experts from Sri Lanka visit the US State Department.
• McCain Institute for International Leadership launches online ad campaign calling for a new generation of "mavericks."
• Atlantic Council partners with law firm Baker McKenzie to host 2018 Global Diversity & Inclusion Summit.
• The Palm, a swanky DC restaurant, has a picture of CSIS communications chief Andrew Schwartz on the wall (for eating their often enough).