Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Think Tank Quickies (#473)

  • Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a ceremony to present its Patriot Award to former President George W. Bush at National Harbor, Maryland. 
  • Elbridge Colby, a former fellow at CNAS and founder a the Marathon Initiative think tank, is close to Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts.
  • Former US Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings now heads think tank Texas 2036.
  • Israeli, Ethiopian think tanks sign national security MOU.
  • Texas taps think tanks as co-counsel in Biden lawsuits.
  • Kazakhstan's leading think tank outlines its achievements for its 30-year anniversary.
  • Third Way President Jonathan Cowan, MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting and Center for American Progress Action Fund CEO Patrick Gaspard team up for a fiery op-ed in WaPo to rail against No Labels' effort to build a unity ticket for the 2024 election. 
  • The Foundation for Government Accountability, a Florida-based think tank and lobbying group, drafted state legislation to strip child workplace protections.
  • Think tanker quits career to join pronatalism movement.
  • Book flashback: "The Shadow Government: The Government's Multi-billion-dollar Giveaway of its Decision-making Powers to Private Management Consultants, 'Experts,' and Think Tanks."