The '''Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy''' is a Washington, D.C.-based [[think tank]] that describes itself on its website as believing "in American ingenuity, a special role for America in the world, the manifest destiny of the American dream, and the importance of American leadership in the cause of freedom and liberty."<ref>[http://www.hardinginstitute.org/5.html "The Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy"], Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy, accessed February 2008.</ref> The Institute is headed by [[neoconservative]] [[M. Thomas Eisenstadt]], who serves as a Senior Fellow.<ref>. [http://www.hardinginstitute.org/3.html"The Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy: Staff"], accessed February 2008. </ref>
== Personnel ==