Editing Radical centrism (section)

== Idea creation and dissemination ==
Along with publication of the four overviews of radical centrist politics, the first part of the 21st century saw a rise in the creation and dissemination of radical centrist [[Public policy|policy ideas]].<ref name=Olson/><ref name=Tanenhaus/>

=== Think tanks and mass media ===
[[File:2015-Feb-25 Future of War Lind Morris Freedman Bobbitt.jpg|thumb|2015 panel discussion at the [[New America (organization)|New America]] think tank in Washington, D.C.]]
Several [[think tank]]s are developing radical centrist ideas. By the early 2000s, these included [[Demos (UK think tank)|Demos]] in Britain; the [[Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership]] in Australia; and [[New America (organization)|New America]] (formerly the New America Foundation) in the United States. New America was started by authors [[Ted Halstead]] and [[Michael Lind]], as well as two others, to bring radical centrist ideas to Washington, D.C. journalists and policy researchers.<ref name=Morin>{{Cite news |last1= Morin | first1= Richard |last2= Deane |first2= Claudia |date= 10 December 2001 |title= Big Thinker. Ted Halstead's New America Foundation Has It All: Money, Brains and Buzz |work= Style Section | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/12/10/big-thinker/fd1eb0d8-2cc8-4653-b2c5-d1b0b4e6ebab/| publisher = [[The Washington Post]] | page =1}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Besides Halstead and Lind, thinkers affiliated with the New America Foundation in the early 2000s included [[Katherine Boo]], [[Steven Clemons]], [[James Fallows]], [[Maya MacGuineas]], [[Walter Russell Mead]], [[James Pinkerton]], [[Jedediah Purdy]], and Sherle Schwenninger.<ref name=Morin /><ref>Halstead, ed. (2004), pp. v–vii and xiii.</ref>|group="nb"}}

In the 2010s, new think tanks began promoting radical centrist ideas. "Radix: Think Tank for the Radical Centre" was established in London in 2016; its initial board of trustees included former [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] leader [[Nick Clegg]].<ref>Silvera, Ian (26 August 2016). "[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nick-clegg-calls-time-complacent-moderates-after-brexit-vote-1578153 Nick Clegg Calls Time on 'Complacent' Moderates After Brexit Vote]". ''[[International Business Times]]'', UK edition, online. Retrieved 26 January 2019.</ref> Writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'', Radix policy director [[David Boyle (author)|David Boyle]] called for "big, radical ideas" that could break with both trickle-down conservatism and backward-looking socialism.<ref>Boyle, David (18 September 2017). "[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/18/vince-cable-centre-big-radical-ideas-liberal-democrat-conference Sorry, Vince, the Centre Needs Big, Radical Ideas Before It Can Rise Again]". ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 26 January 2019.</ref> In 2018, a policy document released by the then four-year-old [[Niskanen Center]] of Washington, D.C. was characterized as a "manifesto for radical centrism" by [[Big Think]] writer Paul Ratner.<ref name=Ratner /> According to Ratner, the document – signed by some of Niskanen's executives and policy analysts – is an attempt to "incorporate rival ideological positions into a way forward" for America.<ref name=Ratner>Ratner, Paul (22 December 2018). "[https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/think-tank-proposes-radical-centrism-as-way-to-avoid-american-downfall Too Far Right and Left? D.C. Think Tank Releases Manifesto for Radical Centrism]". [[Big Think]] web portal. Retrieved 26 January 2019.</ref>

A radical centrist perspective can also be found in major periodicals. In the United States, for example, ''[[The Washington Monthly]]'' was started by early radical centrist thinker [[Charles Peters]]<ref>Satin (2004), pp. 22–23 ("Franklin to Peters to You").</ref><ref name="Carlson">Carlson, Peter (30 April 2001). "[http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/2629/1009865.html Charlie Peters: The Genuine Article]". ''The Washington Post'', p. C01. Reprinted at the Peace Corps Online website. Retrieved 3 February 2013.</ref>{{#tag:ref|Peters used the term "neoliberal" to distinguish his ideas from those of [[neoconservativism|neoconservatives]] and conventional liberals. His version of neoliberalism is separate from what came to be known internationally as [[neoliberalism]].<ref name=Carlson /><ref>Peters, Charles (May 1983). "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1982/09/05/a-neo-liberals-manifesto/21cf41ca-e60e-404e-9a66-124592c9f70d/ A Neoliberal's Manifesto]". ''The Washington Monthly'', pp. 8–18. Reproduced on ''The Washington Post'' website with a differently spelled title. Retrieved 31 December 2016.</ref>|group="nb"}} and many large-circulation magazines publish articles by New America fellows.<ref>"[https://www.newamerica.org/articles Articles]" page. New America website. Retrieved 31 December 2016.</ref> Columnists who have written from a radical centrist perspective include [[John Avlon]],<ref name=Phillips>Avlon, John (23 September 2012). "[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/23/political-independents-the-future-of-politics.html Political Independents: The Future of Politics?]". ''The Daily Beast''. Retrieved 12 July 2013.</ref> [[Thomas Friedman]],<ref name=Friedman>Friedman, Thomas (24 July 2011). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/opinion/sunday/24friedman.html?_r=0 Make Way for the Radical Center]". ''The New York Times'', p.&nbsp;5-SR. Retrieved 3 February 2013.</ref> [[Joe Klein]],<ref>Klein, Joe (25 June 2007). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070626221018/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1633082,00.html The Courage Primary]". ''Time'' magazine, vol. 169, no. 26, p.&nbsp;39. Retrieved 3 February 2013.</ref> and [[Matthew Miller (journalist)|Matthew Miller]].<ref>Miller, Matthew (24 June 2010). "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/23/AR2010062302328.html A Case for 'Radical Centrism']". ''The Washington Post'' online. Retrieved 3 February 2013.</ref> Prominent journalists [[James Fallows]] and [[Fareed Zakaria]] have been identified as radical centrists.<ref name=Olson />

In Britain, the news magazine ''[[The Economist]]'' positions itself as radical centrist. An editorial ("leader") in 2012 declared in bolded type: "A new form of radical centrist politics is needed to tackle inequality without hurting economic growth".<ref>Leader (13 October 2012). "[http://www.economist.com/node/21564556 True Progressivism: Inequality and the World Economy]". ''The Economist'', p.&nbsp;14 (U.S. edition). Retrieved 4 September 2013.</ref> An essay on ''[[The Economist]]''{{'}}s website the following year, introduced by the editor, argues that the magazine had always "com[e] ... from what we like to call the radical centre".<ref>J.C. (2 September 2013). "[https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/09/economist-explains-itself-0 Is The Economist Left- or Right-Wing?]" ''The Economist'' website. Retrieved 4 September 2013.</ref>

=== Books on specific topics ===
[[File:Parag Khanna (6856923986).jpg|thumb|[[Parag Khanna]] speaks on his book ''How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance''<ref name=Khanna/>]]
Many books offer radical centrist perspectives and policy proposals on topics including foreign policy, environmentalism, food and agriculture, underachievement among minorities, women and men, bureaucracy and overregulation, economics, international relations, political dialogue, political organization and what one person can do.
* In ''Ethical Realism'' (2006), British liberal [[Anatol Lieven]] and U.S. conservative [[John Hulsman]] advocate a foreign policy based on modesty, principle and seeing ourselves as others see us.<ref>Lieven, Anatol; Hulsman, John (2006). ''Ethical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the World''. Pantheon Books / Random House, Introduction. {{ISBN|978-0-375-42445-8}}.</ref>
* In ''Break Through'' (2007), environmental strategists [[Ted Nordhaus]] and [[Michael Shellenberger]] of the [[Breakthrough Institute]] call on activists to become more comfortable with pragmatism, high-technology and aspirations for human greatness.<ref>Nordhaus, Ted; Shellenberger, Michael (2007). ''Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility''. Houghton Mifflin, Introduction. {{ISBN|978-0-618-65825-1}}.</ref>
* In ''Food from the Radical Center'' (2018), ecologist [[Gary Paul Nabhan]] proposes agricultural policies intended to unite left and right as well as improve the food supply.<ref>Nabhan, Gary Paul (2018). ''Food from the Radical Center: Healing Our Land and Communities''. Washington, DC: [[Island Press]]. {{ISBN|978-1-61091-919-7}}.</ref>
* In ''Winning the Race'' (2005), linguist [[John McWhorter]] says that many African Americans are negatively affected by a cultural phenomenon he calls "therapeutic alienation".<ref>McWhorter, John (2005). ''Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America''. Gotham Books / Penguin Group, Chap. 5. {{ISBN|978-1-59240-188-8}}.</ref>
* In ''Unfinished Business'' (2016), [[Anne-Marie Slaughter]] of [[New America (organization)|New America]] rethinks feminist assumptions and presents new visions of how women and men can flourish.<ref>[[Anne-Marie Slaughter|Slaughter, Anne-Marie]] (2016). ''Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family''. Random House. {{ISBN|978-0-8129-8497-2}}.</ref>
* In ''Try Common Sense'' (2019), attorney [[Philip K. Howard]] urges the national government to set broad goals and standards, and leave interpretation to those closest to the ground.<ref>Howard, Philip K. (2019). ''Try Common Sense: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Right and Left''. W. W. Norton & Company, Introduction. {{ISBN|978-1-324-00176-8}}.</ref>{{#tag:ref|Howard summarized ''Try Common Sense'' in an article entitled "A Radical Centrist Platform for 2020."<ref name=Howard>Howard, Philip K. (13 April 2019). "[https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/437963-a-radical-centrist-platform-for-2020/ A Radical Centrist Platform for 2020]". ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]''. Retrieved 17 June 2019.</ref>|group="nb"}}
* In ''The Origin of Wealth'' (2006), Eric Beinhocker of the [[Institute for New Economic Thinking]] portrays the economy as a dynamic but imperfectly self-regulating evolutionary system and suggests policies that could support benign socio-economic evolution.<ref>Beinhocker, Eric D. (2006). ''The Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics''. Harvard Business School Press, pp. 11–13 and Chap. 18 ("Politics and Policy: The End of Left versus Right"). {{ISBN|978-1-57851-777-0}}.</ref>
* In ''How to Run the World'' (2011), scholar [[Parag Khanna]] argues that the emerging [[International relations|world order]] should not be run from the top down, but by a galaxy of [[Voluntary sector|nonprofit]], nation-state, corporate and individual actors cooperating for their mutual benefit.<ref name=Khanna>Khanna, Parag (2011). ''How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance''. Random House. {{ISBN|978-0-6796-0428-0}}.</ref>
* In ''The Righteous Mind'' (2012), social psychologist [[Jonathan Haidt]] says we can conduct useful political dialogue only after acknowledging the strengths in our opponents' ways of thinking.<ref>Haidt, Jonathan (2012). ''The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion''. Pantheon Books, Chap. 12 ("Can't We All Disagree More Constructively?"). {{ISBN|978-0-307-37790-6}}.</ref>
* In ''Voice of the People'' (2008), conservative activist [[Lawrence Chickering]] and liberal attorney James Turner attempt to lay the groundwork for a grassroots "[[transpartisan]]" movement across the U.S.<ref>Chickering, A. Lawrence; Turner, James S. (2008). ''Voice of the People: The Transpartisan Imperative in American Life''. DaVinci Press, Part V. {{ISBN|978-0-615-21526-6}}.</ref>
* In his memoir ''Radical Middle: Confessions of an Accidental Revolutionary'' (2010), South African journalist [[Great South Africans (TV series)|Denis Beckett]] tries to show that one person can make a difference in a situation many might regard as hopeless.<ref>Beckett, Denis (2010). ''Radical Middle: Confessions of an Accidental Revolutionary''. Tafelberg. {{ISBN|978-0-624-04912-8}}.</ref>