Some Sources of Policy-Relevant Information

General sites on public policy issues:

· The organization Public agenda has information about many policy issues.

· The Pew Research site has a lot of polling information on policy issues.

· The Urban Institute researches many policy questions.

· The Brookings Institution is often called “center-left,” meaning more Democrat than Republican but not “progressive” Democrat.

· The Tax Policy Center (joint product of Urban and Brookings) is THE place to go for information about taxes and related policies.

· If you want to see how Democrats see policy, go to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, or to the Progressive Policy Institute, or to the Economic Policy Institute. Partisan does not equal untrustworthy.

· If you want to see how Republicans see policy, go to the American Enterprise Institute, or to the Cato Institute, or to the Heritage Foundation. Partisan does not equal untrustworthy.

Sources of Policy Analysis on Defense-Related Issues

· The Center for Strategic and International Studies has an Iraq Briefing page

· The Council on Foreign Relations has lots of material on Iraq, and a Middle East page; they also have a page of Iraq-related links. 

· The United States Institute of Peace has a variety of publications, check their various categories. 

· The National Security Advisors blog is written by some people who are very good on the topic. 

· The Strategic Studies Institute, at the US Army War College, publishes many interesting studies.