My Boomergeddon project is winding down, so it’s on to the next one. This time, I’m entering the no-spin zone…. I’m not peddling my own opinions and nostrums, I’m peddling those of the brightest minds in the public policy arena: think tank scholars. I strip out all the op-eds and blog posts and digest the best — the backgrounders and research reports.
If you track public policy issues, you can find an abundance of high-quality research and scholarship on the Web. Trouble is, the good stuff gets lost in the blizzard of op-ed punditry and blogorrhea. To stay current you have only two practical choices: Bookmark the websites of dozens of think tanks and scholarly organizations… or visit the Wonk Salon.
We monitor the world of wonkcraft so you don’t have to.
(See the list of organizations we follow.)
The Wonk Salon also provides a decorous forum where policy junkies can discuss the merits of serious scholarship. Few think tanks enable comments on their studies and reports. We do. We also police the comments, deleting profanity, vulgarity, off-topic posts and personal attacks. At the Wonk Salon, we debate ideas — not personalities.
Come check it out!
