Think Tank Quickies (#194)

• Russian hacks peppering think tanks.
• Readers react to thinking on think tanks series in the Washington Post.
• James McGann: Think tanks need to innovate or die.
• Jane Harman in WPost: Are think tanks too partisan?
• Ellen Laipson of Stimson: Why our demand for instant results hurts think tanks.
• Jessica Matthews of CEIP: Why think tanks should embrace "new media."
• USTR official Wendy Cutler becomes VP of Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI).
• Newt Gingrich a "political consultant for conservative think tanks."
• Joe Lieberman working on projects related to foreign policy and defense for such conservative think tanks as AEI and Hudson.
• Jane Smiley's new book "Golden Age" tells all about think tanks.
• Jason Stahl (Salon) on Elizabeth Warren: Why her war with a corporate-friendly think tank matters.
• How USAID's secret think tank funding hurts the poor; and most Australian think tanks keep their funding secret, according to new data.