Like Scholotzky's Delis, the conservative think tanks offer a very limited menu: They publish reports advocating deregulation, privatization, property rights, school choice and a few other topics. And each produces reports that sound the same as others, just as an order at any Scholotzky's tastes the same.
Weirdly enough, I actually know (have spoken with, e-mailed) one of the "villains" of the piece, a fellow named Wendell Cox who has done some work for the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. He has also produced research on international housing costs which I have occasionally found quite useful. Small world.

3 comments:
I'm gunning for the Manning Centre for Conservative Social Engineering, a "fellow" of which is Stephen Taylor.
And by "gunning," I mean I hope the Iranians nuke it.
OH MY GOD!!! YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT AMERICANS HAVE RIGHT-WING THINK TANKS!??? THE WORLD IS DOOMED!! I CAN'T CAPITALIZE THESE LETTERS ENOUGH TO SHOW MY FEAR!!!!
Conservative Social Engineering - telling people to quit whining, grow a pair and deal with it.
Conservative Social Engineering - telling people to quit whining, grow a pair and deal with it.
I didn't see that in The Manning Centre's "Vision Statement." Thank you for pointing out that they're lying., although that certainly comes as no surprise.
Post a Comment