As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized the importance of “boring content” like textbooks, scientific white papers, and university lectures. These sources are the ultimate form of content consumption. As a result, I’ve been mapping out an updated credibility matrix:
You should always aim for the right side and ignore the left side. The more you consume on the right, the better your mind will be. The more you consume (garbage) on the left, the worse it will be. There is near infinite content on the right as well so visiting the left is never necessary.
Here is a list of what I consider to be high credibility resources that span the political spectrum and produce interesting content worth considering:
- American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
- Asia Society
- Aspen Institute
- Atlantic Council
- Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
- Brookings Institution
- Carnegie Endowment
- Cato Institute
- CDC
- Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
- Chatham House
- CISAC FSI
- CNAS
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
- CSIS
- CSPAN
- Dole Institute
- euDebates.tv
- FDA
- FDD
- Foreign Affairs
- Foreign Policy
- Frontline PBS
- Gallup
- Harvard IOP
- Heritage Foundation
- Hoover Instituion
- Hudson Institute
- IMF
- Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
- IPCC
- Jamestown Foundation
- JP Morgan
- Lawfare
- Lowy Institute
- Mises Institute
- MIT
- Morgan Stanley
- Munich Security Conference (MSC)
- NATO
- Nature
- NBER
- Nobel Prize
- Olympics
- Oslo Security Conference
- Pew Research
- RAND
- RANE
- Supreme Court
- TED
- United Nations
- Victor Pinchuk Foundation
- WHO
- World Economic Forum
- WTO
Obviously there is a lot more that could be added, but this should be a good start.
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