$1 BILLION FOR IDEAS

Conservative Think Tanks in the 1990s

$1 Billion For Ideas

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Written by: David Callahan

Date: March 18, 1999

What were the policy and operational priorities of the some of the leading conservative think tanks working on national and international issues?

“Liberals, progressives, centrists, too – all need to become more conversant with the echo chamber that modern-day think tanks represent for conservative policy promotion, the multi-faceted operations they employ to reach the opinion leaders in the nation and overseas, and the growing influence of these architects of public policy regardless of how the political cards look.”

– Robert O. Bothwell
President, NCRP (1977-1999)

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