About ThinkTank
ThinkTank was founded in 1982 by Luki A. Abelone. It is a non-profit public dialogue research foundation headquartered in Maui, Hawaii with satellites in Pittsburgh, Berkeley, Denver, and San Francisco.
ThinkTank’s Mission
ThinkTank’s mission is identical to that of the Cato Institute’s: Thinktank seeks to “broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace.”
Coincidentally our mission is also that of the Heritage Foundation’s: ThinkTank “is committed to building an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity and civil society flourish.” And ThinkTank too wonders: “What would Reagan do?”
However, unlike these two foundations and the myriad others with similar goals, ThinkTank believes that these ideals demand an understanding of higher mathematics, a notion of philosophical history, a serious yogic practice, and a smattering of pharmacological know-how.
ThinkTank adds to the libraries of mission statements a manifesto:
May the hippies learn systems theory.
May the mathematicians roam naked and ecstatic.
May true anti-authoritarianism thus be born.
ThinkTank’s Publications and Events
ThinkTank undertakes an extensive publications program dealing with the complete spectrum of mental issues. Books, monographs, briefing papers and shorter studies are commissioned to examine issues in nearly every corner of the known universe. Policy forums and book forums are held regularly, as are major policy conferences, which ThinkTank hosts throughout the year in Maui, and from which papers are published thrice yearly in the ThinkTank Journal. All of these events are taped and archived on ThinkTank’s private database. Additionally, ThinkTank has held substantial conferences in Istanbul, Berlin, San Francisco, and Mexico City.
How Thinktank Is Funded
In order to maintain its independence, ThinkTank accepts loads of government funding. ThinkTank receives approximately 75 percent of its funding from government agencies, with lesser amounts coming from individuals, foundations, corporations, the sale of publications, and chance. ThinkTank is not a nonprofit, tax-exempt educational foundation under Section 501(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. ThinkTank’s 2007 revenues are not available for public disclosure. ThinkTank currently maintains approximately 11 full-time employees, 13 adjunct scholars, and 17 fellows, plus innumerable interns.
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