Thursday, January 1, 2026

Think Tank Quickies (#327)

  • Dan Caldwell, who left the DoD in 2025 as a top aide to Pete Hegseth as part of a high-profile staffing shakeup, has joined American Moment as a senior fellow for foreign policy.
  • Chinese think tanks warn of Japan's nuclear ambitions. 
  • WSJ Editorial Board: The Heritage Foundation Blows Up
  • Experts at oil and weapons-funded think tank (CSIS) call for US to "go big" in Venezuela. 
  • Citgo-tied think tank expert (Hudson Institute) touting views on Fox News.
  • Mark Ein, chairman and CEO of Venturehouse Group and owner of Washington City Paper, helped start the DC Policy Center, a think tank focused on expanding economic activity in the city. 
  • Think tank Bitcoin Policy Institute operates out of PubKey, DC's first Bitcoin bar. 
  • Matt Klein is founder and director of the "cultural intelligence think tank" Zine. 
  • Conservative think tanks challenge New England's clean energy strategy.
  • Mackinac Center: What is the role of a think tank?