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Conservative Perspectives on Business & Society

This guide was created in collaboration with Dr. Paul Harper to offer the Pitt Community a resource for finding conservative perspectives on issues in business and society. It is intended to be a starting point, not an exhaustive list, for any student or

Newspapers

The New York Times will often feature opinions columns from conservative writers on staff, the most well known are David Brooks, Bret Stephens and Ross Douthat. With the ProQuest version of NYT access, you can search by the name of a writer to find their works.

Think Tanks

Think tanks are "an institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject (such as a policy issue or a scientific problem) and provide information, ideas, and advice." (Merriam-Webster)

Think tanks are typically NGOs and funded by individual donations or grants. They will usually publish articles, studies, or draft legislation relating to specific aspects of society or government policy. In the United States, there are a number of think tanks that are considered to have a conservative lean. 

Conservative Think Tanks

Descriptions of the listed organizations are from the Georgetown University Library libguide on Public Policy and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License