This is an ideological view here. The author is the head of a large think tank, the kinds whose current position is threatened by the "extremes" on either side

This is an ideological view here. The author is the head of a large think tank, the kinds whose current position is threatened by the "extremes" on either side of the divide. Take out the AEI and place in CAP and you get a similar antagonism and a loathing of these types at the people rejecting business as usual.