Someone mentioned this the other day, but the Washingtonian has an article on the fight over control of Cato.
“Politicians surf public opinion,” says Cato scholar Jim Harper. “They are not interested in the right answer; they are interested in the answer that gets them reelected.” Crane told a colleague that the entrance to Cato’s building faced away from the Capitol “so Congress can kiss my ass.”
Whole thing is worth reading.
