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Originally Posted by bobabode
Hehehehe..John, I was trying to formulate a response to BH's assertion that his favorite think tanks are legitimate research organizations when I read the above. I could not have put it better.  |
No, I'm supporting all think tanks whether they be on the right or the left. In your opinion, what are legitimate research organizations? Just because one may disagree with the founders and funding does not mean that their research is bad. The advocacy groups are opposed by advocacy groups on the opposite side. For example, Brookings effectively counters Heritage.
I'm of the opinion that it is absolutely great that so much policy information is now available to the average citizen. Once upon a time, policy position papers were only available to those in privileged positions that had subscriptions to the various journals and/or were in academic positions.