Monday, April 27, 2026

Think Tank Quickies (#330)

  • Quincy Institute: "Think the Iran war was a disaster? Blame these DC think tanks first." 
  • Euroskeptic think tanks on the rise
  • Columbia students call out think tank's financial ties to Big Oil. 
  • The Heritage Foundation is making more changes to its senior leadership as it looks to refurbish its image in Washington after a series of public relations setbacks.  Steve Chartan, previously VP for government relations at the think tank, will now serve as EVP of Heritage Action.
  • The Trump-inspired realignment of the conservative think tank world.
  • Inside the tense fight between Mike Pence and the Heritage Foundation. 
  • Podcast: Inside the hidden world of think tanks. 
  • Inside AEI's housing bill opposition. 
  • WaPo: Heritage president toasted editor of controversial right-wing magazine. 
  • A former general of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) revealed he was targeted by a suspected Chinese "honey trap" while a researcher at Harvard University's Asia Center.