Lynn Harsh, vice president for leadership development at the State Policy Network, explains the role free-market public policy think tanks play in fighting politicians’ tendency to form a “ruling class.” Harsh offered these comments during a Feb. 7, 2011, speech to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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