In a report first published online in the NYT on Sunday, August 7, reporters Brooke Williams and Eric Lipton examine the unique status and influence that think tanks have in government policy debates. A version of this article appears in print on August 8, 2016, on page A1 of the New York edition with the headline: "Scholarship or Business? Think Tanks Blur the Line." Read the full story...
The September 18, 2013, Lab seminar was led by Lab Fellows Ken Silverstein and Brooke Williams on possible and proposed solutions for institutional corruption in think tanks. This is their second year of studying think tanks at the Edmond J. Safra Center Lab. While their Spring 2013 Lab seminar focused on the implications of their initial...
The November 28, 2012, Lab seminar was led by Edmond J. Safra Lab Fellow and investigative reporter Brooke Williams, who specializes in data-driven journalism and has focused on money and influence in politics. Throughout the course of her fellowship, Williams has spent her time investigating corporate-backed, American think tanks, exposing who is behind them, how they influence public policy, as well as exploring possible solutions. Williams opened the Lab seminar by...