think tank

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the Quincy Institute’s Nick Cleveland-Stout (Part 1 of 2)
The former Fulbright Scholar and research fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the new report he’s co-authored on the funding of American think tanks, the online repository of data…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 12, 2025

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the Quincy Institute’s Nick Cleveland-Stout (Part 2 of 2)
The former Fulbright Scholar and research fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the upward trend in foreign funding of American think tanks, the applicability of the Foreign Agents Registration…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 12, 2025

Philanthropy
Quincy Institute Webinar to Explore Think-Tank Funding
On Tuesday, February 18, at noon Eastern time, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft will host an hour-long webinar, “Think Tank Funding in America.” Last month, Quincy published an new…
by CRC Staff on February 11, 2025

Op-Ed Column
The Goose, the Gander, and Green Bay
“Swamp” is perhaps the most-familiar metaphor for the national capital city, where so much power—existing and desired, institutional and personal—resides. As part of “draining it,” some conservatives have suggested that…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 17, 2024

Organization Trends
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on October 11, 2024

Organization Trends
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on September 1, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the University of Oregon’s Renée A. Irvin
The economist and scholar of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the definition(s) of “dark money,” and her recent article, “How Dark Is It? An…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 11, 2023

Organization Trends
The Carnegie Endowment Could Use Some Sunlight
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has recently come under fire for hiring members of the Chinese Communist Party. Carnegie takes in millions from the U.S. government as well as…
by Sarah Lee on September 15, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
China’s Propaganda War and How to Stop It
When President Richard Nixon took a chance on normalizing relations with China in 1972 after a quarter century of diplomatic freeze, China to most Americans was just a Third World…
by Sarah Lee on June 11, 2021

Foundation Watch
Are Taxpayers Getting a Square Deal by Funding Brookings?
Did you know you’re funding the well-heeled scholars at the Brookings Institution, a hoary D.C. think tank? A new report by OpenTheBooks.com, a database that tracks government grants, has…
by Scott Walter on June 5, 2017