The Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (not "institute;" abbreviated AdTI) is a
Washington, D.C.-based right-wing
think-tank that produces reports and policy research. It is 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 has 14 staff researchers.It is best known for its criticisms of
Linux and its work supporting the tobacco industry. Its detractors claim that the AdTI is a
freelance "
astroturfing" organization and that these reports are written at the behest of its financial backers and various
lobbyists.
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