Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Think Tank Quickies (#477)

  • New study from the Quincy Institute: 85% of think tanks cited in articles about US military support in Ukraine have received funding from Pentagon contractors. 
  • Brookings and John Legend's HUMANLEVEL announce new partnership to improve well-being, equity, and upward mobility.
  • New Brookings task force will create the blueprint for a federal Office of Carbon Scoring.
  • Hal Wyler in The Diplomat spoke at Chatham House.
  • Billionaire David Rubenstein donated $10 million to Foreign Affairs magazine.
  • Rogue States Project: A "bipartisan national security think tank based in Washington, DC."
  • Sunwater Institute: A "non-partisan think tank with a mission to improve the legislative process."
  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: "The defense industry manipulates the media, government, and public opinion through its massive funding of think tanks."
  • Progressive stars Jamie Raskin and Rachel Maddow headline a conference organized by Truman Center - with Palantir and Lockheed Martin as key sponsors.
  • Nishi Toshio, a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, has been talking about the power of the "Jewish zaibatsu" and says that Catherine, Princess of Wales, is a Rothschild.