@sandlapper37 It has long been a (self-) criticism of the Left that it does not take care of its scholars the way the Right does.

The think tanks that exist on the pseudo-Left are beholden to the Democratic Party.

@sandlapper37 I always pictured think tanks are more like goldfish bowl type tanks

But this makes more sense both sides of the pond

Worrying

"Last week’s Budget effectively mandated Palantir for NHS Trusts and ICSs, even after the public were told it would be ‘optional’. And the public’s views won’t even be listened to until later this year, when it may be too late for many."

https://medconfidential.org/2024/medconfidential-bulletin-15-march-2024/

#nhs #palantir #fdp #uk

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There are different grades of malevolence.

Cato isn't all bad. On the bad side, they are always publishing junk about getting rid of beneficial, necessary government services. On the good side, they sometimes publish stuff about getting rid of harmful government policies. For example, their stuff about decriminalizing recreational drugs is really solidly researched and argued.

American Enterprise Institute is full of corporate welfare crap, with no redeeming qualities.

Heritage, however, has become unmitigated evil. They published "Project 2025", which is horrible even by the standards of the organization that persuaded white supremacist evangelicals to vote for Reagan. It's an absolutely fascist manifesto.

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This is seriously good. We needed a flashcard to help us keep up.

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So, whose buying SCOTUS? John Birch?