Editing Radical centrism (section)

=== 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>