Let the think tank race to space begin. And the new kid in town seems to be thriving. Page A25 Think-tank bestsellers . So it's appropriate that Wednesday night Republicans at their national convention in Philadelphia will be talking retirement security. Some local think tanks are taking their best ideas and biggest stars on the road.
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But think tankers usually don't do it. Whatever the reason, a recent study found a modest decline last year in the number of times the country's top 25 think tanks were mentioned in the media. They're bad medicine as well as bad legislation, argues James McDonough in the upcoming issue of Policy Review, published by the Heritage Foundation. The Advocacy Masquerade. There are head counters and there are bean counters.