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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE HUDSON INSTITUTE AND THIS DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC "ART THINK TANKS BECOMING TOO POLITICAL?" WE...
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| 00:05:07 |
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FOR THAT NICE INTRODUCTION. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO WORK HERE WITH CHRIS. HE WAS ONE OF MY FIRST BOSSES WHEN I WORKED AT THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE...
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| 00:17:47 |
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TURN. >> THANK YOU VERY
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| 00:17:53 |
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MUCH. I AM REALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE. I HELPED START CAP ALMOST EIGHT YEARS AGO. I'VE WORKED ON OUR MISSION STATEMENT AND OUR MISSION PAPERS. I CAN...
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| 00:24:24 |
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GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO BE HERE TODAY. THERE ARE A LOT OF TONGUES WAGGING ALL AROUND TOWN. I THINK TODAY'S EVENT IS EVIDENCE...
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| 00:33:37 |
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YOU TO US AND FOR ORGANIZING THIS CONVERSATION. TO MY FRIEND BILL WHO ALWAYS MANAGES TO ASK PROVOCATIVE QUESTIONS WORTH DEBATING. I HAD A SIMILAR REACTION....
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| 00:45:40 |
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WILL AND ALL OF YOU. I WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS SPEAKING AS A MEMBER OF THE OLD SCHOOL THINK TANKERY. I HAVE IN MIND BROOKINGS, RAND, HUDSON, ATI, HOOVER....
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| 00:58:29 |
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HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH EXAMPLES. >> I WILL
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| 00:58:32 |
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GIVE YOU A CHANCE. WHEN YOU VISIT THEIR WEB SITE, THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR RESEARCH. THE POSITIONS DO NOT SEEM TO ME -- THEY ARE VERY MUCH LIKE THE WHITE...
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| 01:03:03 |
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THINGS ABOUT PROGRESSIVE NOR CONSERVATIVE ORTHODOXY, BECAUSE I THINK MICHAEL MENTIONED THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO CRITICIZE YOUR FRIENDS, AND I THINK...
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| 01:07:18 |
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ALL THE PANELISTS FOR THERE REALLY THOUGHTFUL REMARKS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE RESPONSES. THERE IS A DANGER TO HAVING A MODERATOR WHO KNOWS MORE ABOUT...
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| 01:12:45 |
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THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PANEL. I DO WANT TO ADD THAT WHEN WE HAVE OUR CROSS POLLINATION INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS, WHEN THOSE ISSUES TO ARISE, MOST TIME IN...
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| 01:15:22 |
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ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE THINK- TANK WORLD. IT IS REALLY A MICROCOSM OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE POLITICAL WORLD IN GENERAL. I GUESS THE...
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| 01:17:46 |
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OPEN UP THE CONVERSATION TO QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION FROM THE WHOLE AUDIENCE. WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME, 40 MINUTES TO DEVOTE TO IT, IF PEOPLE HAVE THAT...
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| 01:18:22 |
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AT THE HUDSON INSTITUTE. -- DOUG FIFE HERE AT THE HUDSON INSTITUTE. ONE HAS THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY BEHIND PRETTY MUCH ANY POSITION...
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| 01:19:18 |
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AN EXAMPLE. I WOULD ARGUE THAT DEPENDING ON THE POLICY AREA, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE HEALTH CARE, THE BALANCE OF RESOURCES IS HEAVILY WEIGHTED TO LEFT...
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| 01:20:48 |
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THEM PARTICULARLY PARTISAN. OR RADIOLOGICAL. -- IS THE LOGICAL. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS ANALYSIS, PPI AND CAP...
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| 01:21:54 |
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HAD TO RAISE MONEY FOR A THINK TANK SO I AM NOT ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE MONEY RAISING SIDE. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK OVER THE YEARS ABOUT HOW MANY...
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| 01:23:31 |
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DEBATE, EVEN YOU AS SENATORS WERE SUBSTANTIVE. THEY MOUNTED A VERY SERIOUS EFFORT TO EDUCATE THEIR COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL...
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| 01:24:06 |
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THINK -- >>
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| 01:24:09 |
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THERE WERE MOMENTS IN THE DEBATE WHERE IT WAS BEING DISCUSSED. >>
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| 01:24:14 |
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ACTUAL LUCIDITY. >> IN ANSWER
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| 01:24:21 |
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TO DOG POSE A QUESTION, I WOULD SAY ONE ALWAYS THINKS THE COMPETITION -- THE OTHER GUYS ALWAYS HAVE THE MOST MONEY. MY VIEW IS, I THINK IT IS DIFFERENT...
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| 01:25:23 |
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A LITTLE AWKWARD. HAVING TAKEN AFTER YOUR BROTHER A FEW YEARS AGO, A RISK OF STARTING A FAMILY FEUD BY TAKING AFTER YOU. IT SEEMS TO ME THERE ARE TWO...
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| 01:28:25 |
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WAS WELL NOTED. I THINK THIS IS LESS DAMAGING HERE AND I THINK I CAN HANDLE IT. I AGREE WITH A LOT OF WHAT YOU SAY. I AM A PROGRESSIVE IN THIS SENSE....
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| 01:30:01 |
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INSTITUTE. I WAS INVOLVED IN HELPING THE STOCK THAT 30 YEARS AGO. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN THE ISSUE OF THINK TANKS AND INSTITUTIONS. I THINK YOU HAVE...
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| 01:34:53 |
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PLEASE CONCLUDE. >> I AM
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| 01:34:57 |
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CONCLUDING. WE ARE DOING A STUDY LOOKING AT WHAT AFFECTS THE DEBATE HAD ON A CERTAIN POLICY, WHICH IS TRADE POLICY AND GLOBALIZATION. TO WHAT EXTENT...
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| 01:35:34 |
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A FEW THINGS THAT YOU SAID. FIRST OF ALL ON SALARY CAP. I CAN ASSURE PEOPLE THAT CAP IS NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO $1 MILLION. I WELCOME PEOPLE TO LOOK AT...
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| 01:38:53 |
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NOT LOSE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHAT WE CALL A FOUNDATIONAL PAPER ON POLICY AREA AND EVERYTHING THAT IS DERIVATIVE OF THAT. SOMETIMES YOU MAY SEE THE...
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| 01:40:14 |
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LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS. I THINK YOU PUT YOUR FINGER ON A PROBLEM THAT IS BOTH THE NUMBER OF THINK TANKS -- IT IS A CROWDED AND NOISY MARKET PLACE AND...
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| 01:42:13 |
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JUST ADD, THERE IS A PUBLIC ROW FOR WHAT THE INSTITUTIONS ARE DOING. I MAY NOT AGREE WITH WHAT HERITAGE DID, BUT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE...
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| 01:42:46 |
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COMMENTING ON THE MERITS OF THE CASE. I JUST DID NOT THINK IT MAKES AS MUCH DIFFERENCE AS TO THINK IT DOES. IF YOU WANT TO GET RICH, DO NOT GO INTO THE...
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| 01:43:09 |
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IS NOT PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT. IF IT WENT AWAY I THINK THE INSTITUTIONS WOULD SURVIVE AND CONTINUE PRETTY MUCH AS THEY ARE. THE COST STRUCTURES ARE...
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| 01:43:48 |
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WHETHER ONE OF THE ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM IS AN JUST WHETHER THINK TANKS ARE SEEN AS MARKETING ORGANS BUT DEVALUING THE RESEARCH THEY PRODUCE IN THE...
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| 01:44:50 |
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WIDELY RIDICULED IN THE EARLY '90S WHEN HE ARGUED IF YOU HAVE WORK REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER FORMS OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY INJECTED INTO WELFARE, YOU...
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| 01:45:36 |
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DISAGREE WITH THE NOTION THAT 10 YEAR LEADS TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM. I GOT A PH.D. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. I WENT THERE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE...
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| 01:46:49 |
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THINK TENURE IS ABOUT ACADEMIC FREEDOM. I THINK IT IS ABOUT THE MIDDLE AGE TO BURN OUT INSURANCE. I THINK IT IS GOING AWAY. I THINK IT IS GOING THE WAY...
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| 01:47:34 |
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THE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER PROGRESS OF LIBERAL THINK TANKS TEND TO SPIKE THEIR GUNS IN DEALING WITH THEIR FRIENDS IN POWER. I WILL TELL YOU MY EXPERIENCE...
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| 01:49:49 |
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THIS IS WHERE YOU STAND IS WHERE YOU SIT. IN TERMS OF OUR POSITIONS AND ISSUES, WE HAVE A GENERAL POLICY WHICH IS THAT WE ARE A THINK TANK. WE DO NOT...
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| 01:51:42 |
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ABOUT THE DONOR OF THINK TANK, IN PARTICULAR THE THINK TANK RELATIONSHIP. IT MAY BE THAT A THINK TANK HAS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DONORS, BUT NOT ALL...
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| 01:52:56 |
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AT HERITAGE. WHEN WE SOLICIT REPORTS -- BUT WE SOLICIT SUPPORT FROM SOMEBODY, WE SELL OUR APPROACH TO THE WORLD. WE WILL SHOW THAT POTENTIAL DONOR...
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| 01:54:05 |
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DONOR CONTROL, IT IS BALONEY. NO DONOR HAS MORE THAN A 1.5% OF THE DONATIONS. WE LOSE THE OWNERS ALL OF THE TIME. THE TWO CASES YOU MENTIONED WERE NOT...
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| 01:54:40 |
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A POLICY -- CLEAR POLICY THAT NO INDIVIDUAOLL SUPPORT WILL SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH. IT BECOMES A CHALLENGE, YOU DO NOT MAKE THAT KIND OF COMMITMENT....
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| 01:55:14 |
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QUICK POINTS. I AGREE ON THE DONOR. . IN THE ARTICLE, I MENTIONED THE DAVID FRUM INCIDENT I THE DOW THAT THE THINGS HE WROTE IN TERMS OF DEMOCRATIC PARLIAMENTARY...
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| 01:55:59 |
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ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MINUTES. I AM GOING TO TRY TO GET IN TWO MORE QUESTIONS. >>
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| 01:56:03 |
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I WILL BE VERY QUICK. ON THE POINTS ON TENURE, I ALWAYS THOUGHT 10 YEAR MEANT NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY. --TENURE MEANT NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU...
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| 01:56:55 |
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THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION. PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME THIS. I DO NOT SUPPORT ANY GOVERNMENT POLICY TO ADDRESS THIS. I THINK IT IS AN OUTSIDER GOVERNMENT...
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| 01:58:08 |
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LAST QUESTION AND THAT WE WILL WIND UP. >> TO SOME EXTENT WHAT
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| 01:58:16 |
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YOU ARE WE ARTICULATING IS THIS DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER AN INSTITUTION CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF A VIRTUOUS INDIVIDUALS. WHEN I CAME TO WASHINGTON IN 1986,...
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| 01:59:33 |
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GOES TO THE HEART OF ANY THINK-TANK SCHOLAR OR WRITER. WHO READ YOUR STUFF, AND IS THERE ANY VALUE TO IT? IT IS AN EXISTENTIAL AND A DIFFICULT QUESTION...
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| 01:59:57 |
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OF OUR DISCUSSION. I WOULD SAY ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE FOR THE VALUE OF ONE THINK TANKS TO HAVE BEEN THESE WONDERFUL PRESENTATIONS WE HAVE HAD ON THE...
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| 02:00:42 |
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C-SPAN, NEXT, THE PRESIDENT DELIVERS HIS WEEKLY ADDRESS. KATHY MORRIS IS THE RECENT -- REPUBLICAN RESPONSE. A
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