I’m fine with think tank nudge pieces as long as they aren’t pretending to be news editorial.
On today’s internet, there is a strong requirement for being up front out one’s agenda otherwise how do we differentiate interesting opinion/blogging from the fake news bunkers?
In this case, a buried bio on a think piece I’ve never heard of wasn’t enough to suppress the “is this manipulative blogging dressed up to look like reputable journalism?” alarm bells.
(Even though, in fairness, this author does seem to be closer to the Bob Woodward end of the spectrum than the Ghanaian/Russian troll farm end.)
> And which kind of lobbying think tank is against giving more power to the police?
Any on the left in the US right now. Police enforcement has become a huge political issue for the November election. Anything to drive up more support for the notion that LE is corrupt/fundamentally broken is good for those aligned with a D sweep. This is not cynical, it’s just how the game is played in the lobbying/“think tank” world.
And which kind of lobbying think tank is against giving more power to the police?