Think Tank Watch

Tyler Cowen: Are libertarian think tankers smarter ? Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH): Think tanks should be a key component of Global Engagement ...

A new RAND Corporation study warns that artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to nuclear war by 2040. The study, entitled " How Mig...

As philanthropy both in the US and abroad continues to grow, think tanks are increasingly becoming the beneficiaries of that generosity, oft...

Here is what BuzzFeed is reporting about the liberal think tank Center for American Progress (CAP): One of Washington's leading libe...

Following in Bernanke's footsteps, Janet Yellen maintains think tank job at Brookings while getting paid by Wall St. elite.  Paul Man...

A new study has found that more extreme think tanks are more frequently cited in congressional floor speeches, but more moderate think t...

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced this week that he will not seek re-election, meaning that he is in the hunt for a new job. It jus...

Here is more from Politico: President Donald Trump has kept White House visitor logs under wraps after eight years of transparency from...

Daily Caller: Outgoing National Security Advisor McMaster worked for foreign think tank funded by China and Russia; sought Clinton Founda...

This one is for a well-known pharmaceutical-related trade association that wants someone to act as a liaison with the think tank community: ...

Translations from a Chinese government document have surfaced which purportedly show that Chinese state-run newspaper China Daily has recrui...

This is from the conservative think tank R Street Institute: TODAY! Play along! ZUCKERBINGO https://t.co/BaPHbM9f8P #Zuckerberg #fa...

This is from Imogene Dudley , a doctoral candidate at the University of Exeter: Every conference programme needs one of these! #ESSHC20...

Graph : How the income of the 20 largest US think tanks developed over the last few years. Beijing think tank described the White House a...

Foreign governments often demand a lot from the US think tanks they donate to.  In return for hundreds of thousands (and often times million...

Several large US think tanks are likely under federal investigation after it was revealed that US Special Counsel Robert Mueller is scrutini...

Here is more from the Washington Post: While President Trump is systematically rolling back his predecessor’s efforts to combat climate...

2005 flashback : War of Ideas: Why mainstream and liberal foundations and the think tanks they support are losing in the war of ideas in Am...

While incoming National Security Adviser John Bolton has been affiliated with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) for decades, few know ...

Here is more from the New York Times: There is little doubt that the Defense Department needs help from Silicon Valley’s biggest compa...

Here is more from the South China Morning Post: A veteran economist has been appointed president of China’s top think-tank, the Chines...

Elsa Kania, an adjunct fellow at CNAS, helped translate China's AI manifesto; group of AI researchers and policymakers (including thin...

Foreign money flowing to think tanks is alive and well.  While some US think tanks have policies of refusing to accept foreign funds, that o...

This new chart is from Hans Gutbrod of Transparify: the increase in employees w income of $100k+ at @RANDCorporation illustrates how t...

A new poll found that although there are close to 2,000 think tanks in the United States, only one in two Americans (50%) actually knows wh...

In new "credibility crisis" report, On Think Tanks says it gets funding from Hewlett Foundation ($222,000), Konrad Adenauer Stif...

Here is more from Foreign Policy: A new draft proposal in the House of Representatives seeks to require China’s cultural outposts in t...

Here is more from Politico: American Enterprise Institute head Arthur Brooks said Wednesday he plans to step down in the summer of 2019 ...

Here is more from Politico: Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James says she was “blocked” from serving in President Donald Trump...

This is from Hans Gutbrod of Transparify: how have #CEO #salaries at US #thinktanks developed? Here, in a single glance. Moderation at...