The Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (abbreviated AdTI) is a Washington, D.C.–based American conservative think tank that produced reports and policy research.
It was named after the French historian Alexis de Tocqueville. AdTI's reports are intended primarily to influence public policy debate. Founded in 1988, its president is Ken Brown and its chairman is Gregory Fossedal. It had 14 staff researchers at its peak. It largely ceased operations in 2006. It issued its last press release in 2007 announcing that its former Chairman was running for President of the United States. Its website was last updated with a blog entry posted on Sunday,June 19, 2011.
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