Tag: <span>think tanks</span>

Gaining Wisdom From Wilson

Did you know that Woodrow Wilson is the only president to hold a PhD? I didn’t either, until I began my internship as a Research Assistant at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.  Little did I know that our nation’s 28th president was more than just a politician. …

Book traces efforts to create doubt of science

Reposted from the Poughkeepsie Journal In their book “Merchants of Doubt,” (Bloomsbury Press, 2010), scientific historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway provide readers with a provocative explanation of how and why a handful of Cold War veterans have been able to control the hearts and minds of many U.S. citizens. …