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* {{wp/alt|United States Chamber of Commerce}} (USCC) | * {{wp/alt|United States Chamber of Commerce}} (USCC) | ||
* '''pro-[[patriarchy]]''': | * '''pro-[[patriarchy]]''': | ||
| − | ** {{wp/alt|American Family Association}} | + | ** {{wp/alt|American Decency Association}} (ADA) founded in 1999 by former elementary school teacher, Bill Johnson; formerly Michigan chapter of AFA |
| + | ** {{wp/alt|American Family Association}} (AFA) founded in 1977 by [[Donald Wildmon]] as the [[National Federation for Decency]] | ||
** [[Center for Marriage Policy]] [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/04/03/wingnut-defines-feminist-marriage/] | ** [[Center for Marriage Policy]] [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/04/03/wingnut-defines-feminist-marriage/] | ||
** {{wp/alt|Concerned Women for America}} | ** {{wp/alt|Concerned Women for America}} | ||
Revision as of 19:27, 8 April 2013
Note
Eventually, US conservatism will be moved to Americonservatism, but I don't have time to update all the links right now -- so I'm saving that move for later. Also, maybe this should be /organizations or /advocacy instead of /think-tanks; some of these are lobbying orgs, some are think-tanks... need to get some clarity on what the different types are and how to distinguish between them.
List
Active
- American Enterprise Institute [W] (AEI)
- Americans for Prosperity [W] (AFP)
- American Legislative Exchange Council [W] (ALEC) SourceWatch
- Cato Institute -- more libertarian than Americonservative, although they were taken over by the Koch brothers in late 2012
- Heartland Institute -- focused on global warming denialism in the 2000s; prior to that, helped promote the idea that smoking is healthy
- Heritage Foundation -- predicted in 2001 that the Bush tax cuts would pay down the federal deficit by 2010; in 2011, Paul Ryan based his budget proposal on numbers they provided
- John Locke Foundation -- mainly operates in North Carolina; part of Art Pope's empire
- United States Chamber of Commerce [W] (USCC)
- pro-patriarchy:
- American Decency Association [W] (ADA) founded in 1999 by former elementary school teacher, Bill Johnson; formerly Michigan chapter of AFA
- American Family Association [W] (AFA) founded in 1977 by Donald Wildmon as the National Federation for Decency
- Center for Marriage Policy [1]
- Concerned Women for America [W]
- Family Research Council [W] founded 1981 by James Dobson
- Focus on the Family [W] founded 1977 by James Dobson
- National Center for Law & Policy [W]
- National Organization for Marriage [W]
Defunct
- Project for the New American Century [W] (PNAC): infamously called for a new Pearl Harbor prior to 9/11