[lbo-talk] smokeless tabbaco

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Wed Apr 7 14:40:12 PDT 2004


Deborah R.
> However, I am suspicious of the motives of the author of the article
> who works for AEI.
>
> AEI's stated policy on their website is such:
>
> The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is
> dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of
> freedom--limited government, private enterprise, vital cultural and
> political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national
> defense--through scholarly research, open debate, and publications.
> Founded in 1943 and located in Washington, D.C., AEI is one of
> America's largest and most respected "think tanks."
>
> All of which reminds me of my ol' history teacher's admonition:
> "consider the source."

AEI (and Cato Institute) are in this country what Pravda was in the x-USSR - a mouthpiece of the ruling elite. The rule of thumb is thus that if AEI or CU support it - it almost certainly is biased and based on unreliable data or questionable interpretation thereof.

Wojtek



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