Seen this way, it is no surprise that journalists and regulators have long struggled to determine where policy wonking ends and lobbying begins, especially as sponsoring think tanks seems to have become a standard tactic for lobbyists on both sides of the Atlantic.
His series on law and justice was read by the philanthropist Louis Schweitzer, who, with Mr. Sturz brainstorming, sponsored a think tank that tackled seemingly intractable problems in the courts.
In response to these concerns, the American College of Cardiology and the Duke Clinical Research Institute sponsored a "think tank" of experts representing the industry, regulatory authorities, academic medicine, and professional societies to examine these concerns and propose possible solutions.
Many think tank sponsored initiatives to get Americans to up their savings in this area all-too-often assume they possess traditional jobs.
The group concluded that ExxonMobil "has been — and still is — a leading sponsor of think tanks, advocacy groups, and trade associations that promote climate science misinformation".
In any case, as I spelled out in a July blog post, no matter how Cohen or Keil answer the funding question, it's an indisputable fact that ExxonMobil has been -- and still is -- a leading sponsor of think tanks, advocacy groups, trade associations and contrarian scientists that peddle lies about climate science and the viability of renewable energy.
In a speech last year sponsored by New America ― a think tank that's been churning out research on monopoly power ― Warren said that economic consolidation "threatens our markets, threatens our economy, and threatens our democracy".
I would say we have frankly not been very good at weaving the narrative" and sticking to "one message," Connolly told reporters at a breakfast Wednesday sponsored by the progressive Third Way think tank.
The new poll of business attitudes, sponsored by the Committee for Economic Development (CED), a respected business think tank, needs to be a wake up call.
This year, the Harvard conference is co-sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute, a corporate-funded conservative think tank, and the Center for Strategic International Studies, an establishment foreign policy organ.
Slow-motion political deliberation may be a better description of the debates, which will be sponsored by the Hall Institute of Public Policy in New Jersey, a new nonpartisan think tank here.
