I don't pretend to know all that you read, but to say it is a "research arm of the Republican party" is not factual. Yes, as I stated in my opening, they are a conservative, non-partisan think tank is true; they will call anybody's baby ugly if they don't agree no matter what their political "tag". That is all I meant. Would Republicans tend to use them for research, sure, why not, it is conservative and not liberal (which today still means the opposite of what it mean in prior centuries). I have read a lot of Milton Friedman (Art Williams circulated his articles in the 1980's and 1990's very commonly); however I don't own a lot of his books. I own more of Friedrich Hayek’s books and Alexis de Tocqueville's books, but I do admire Milton Friedman's thought process and free market positions. I do like Brooking's research too, which is certainly not the "think tank of choice" for most conservatives; however, they make a good effort at research to support their positions.

Aside from that, Thatcher did a lot of good for Britain, and helped to usher in their subsequent "prosperity" which was languishing under government "nationalized" industrial ownership. Aside from that, Thatcher did a lot of good for Britain, and helped to usher in their subsequent "prosperity" which was languishing under government "nationalized" industrial ownership.

I'll check out CFR. Do you look at CATO?