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Death of the Think-Tanker w/ Matthew Petti
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Death of the Think-Tanker w/ Matthew Petti

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What made Daniel Ellsberg—the famed Pentagon Papers whistleblower—different from today’s public intellectuals? How has the think tank environment in Washington changed over the decades? Why were the Pentagon Papers such a big deal? Why is foreign policy change so difficult? And how does progressive foreign policy fit into the story of Washington’s intellectual stagnation?

I sat down with

to discuss a new essay he had on the life of Daniel Ellsberg, the death of the old-style think tank, and so much more.

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