Where this comes from
“An op-ed in the Times or a piece in Newsweek would then catch the eye of the administration, which would consult you. That would lead a think tank to invite you into its task force and the Bilderberg to admit you as a member.” A scholarly book, then Foreign Affairs, then an op-ed, then the administration, then a task force, then a closed body. Every rung reachable by writing — and it stops one floor short of the top.
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