Think Tanks in America

A revealing look at the rise of these influential institutions, and the effect they've had on the United States.

Think tanks have become fixtures of American politics, supplying advice to presidents and policy makers, expert testimony on Capitol Hill, and convenient facts and figures to journalists and media specialists. But what are think tanks? Who funds them? What kind of research do they produce? Where does their authority come from? And how influential have they become?

In Think T...