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** {{wp/alt|National Center for Law & Policy}} | ** {{wp/alt|National Center for Law & Policy}} | ||
** {{wp/alt|National Organization for Marriage}} | ** {{wp/alt|National Organization for Marriage}} | ||
| + | ** {{wp/alt|Traditional Values Coalition}} founded 1984; designated an anti-gay hate group by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] for spreading false information | ||
===Defunct=== | ===Defunct=== | ||
* {{wp/alt|Moral Majority}} founded by [[Jerry Falwell]] in 1979 and dissolved in the late 1980s. | * {{wp/alt|Moral Majority}} founded by [[Jerry Falwell]] in 1979 and dissolved in the late 1980s. | ||
* {{wp/alt|Project for the New American Century}} (PNAC): infamously called for a [[new Pearl Harbor]] prior to [[9/11]] | * {{wp/alt|Project for the New American Century}} (PNAC): infamously called for a [[new Pearl Harbor]] prior to [[9/11]] | ||
Revision as of 21:13, 16 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)
- Americans for Tax Reform [W] founded 1985 by Grover Norquist
- 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
- Century Strategies founded in 1997 by Ralph Reed (Ralph E. Reed Jr.); provides campaign consulting for Republican candidates
- 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]
- Christian Coalition of America [W] founded 1989 by Pat Robertson
- Concerned Women for America [W]
- Eagle Forum [W] founded by Phyllis Schlafly in 1972; has close ties to Conservapedia
- Faith and Freedom Coalition [W] founded 2009 by Ralph Reed
- Family Research Council [W] founded 1981 by James Dobson
- Focus on the Family [W] founded 1977 by James Dobson
- Liberty Counsel [W] provides free legal assistance in defense of "Christian religious liberty, the sanctity of human life, and the traditional family."
- National Center for Law & Policy [W]
- National Organization for Marriage [W]
- Traditional Values Coalition [W] founded 1984; designated an anti-gay hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center for spreading false information
Defunct
- Moral Majority [W] founded by Jerry Falwell in 1979 and dissolved in the late 1980s.
- Project for the New American Century [W] (PNAC): infamously called for a new Pearl Harbor prior to 9/11