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Kouroi

It is interesting too see no mention to the Ivory Tower which is the one with a more unbiased position after all. No scurrying to attract ministers and advisors interest. But I think that the state sponsored academia is considered ipso facto a huge left wing think thank that one should pretend it doesn't exist, because most of the research comes so much against what right wing think thanks stand for and with so much solid evidence and theoretical fundamentals right and not pulled from the magician's hat like rabbits.

Peter Grimes

Meanwhile, thankfully, the Left wing think tank 'charities' with obscure sources of income wither before thy die completely now that their government funding has dried up. Expect to see ippr follow the Smith Institute into insignificance shortly.

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