Episode 24: The Ecology of Think Tanks
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English - November 12, 2021 19:11 - 28 minutes - 20.2 MB - ★★★★ - 9 ratingsCourses Education counseling education educationpolicy highereducation k12education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Think tanks engage in research and advocacy, often influencing policy and shaping the national discourse. But are they really home to independent thinkers and scholars, or is their research swayed by the priorities of their funders? Dr. Rick Hess, Senior Fellow and Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), shares his insight into the world of think tanks--what motivates their work and how they can play a productive role in responsible truth seeking.
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