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This is a timeline of Niskanen Center. The Niskanen Center is a Washington, D.C.-based libertarian think tank.

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2014 General The Niskanen Center is established.[1]
2014 March 12 General The niskanencenter.org domain name is registered on this day.[2]
2014 May 1 General The Niskanen Center Twitter account, NiskanenCenter, is created on this day.[3]
2014 December 10 Foreign policy and defense The dollarsanddefense.com domain name is registered on this day.[4] As of August 15, 2017 it redirects to niskanencenter.org/blog/policies/defense/.
2014 December 15 Political science The thefirstprinciple.com domain name is registered on this day.[5] As of August 15, 2017 it redirects to niskanencenter.org/blog/policies/firstprinciple/.
2014 December 23 Immigration The sanctuaryfrommisrule.com domain name is registered on this day.[6] As of August 15, 2017 it redirects to niskanencenter.org/blog/policies/immigration/.
2014 December 23 Climate change The climateunplugged.com domain name is registered on this day.[7]
2015 January 29 The Niskanen Center is covered on The Wall Street Journal. The story claims the center "was launched last year with the aim of influencing policy fights, not just authoring headline-grabbing proposals that go nowhere in Congress".[8][9]
2015 February 26 General The Niskanen Center officially launches.[10][11][12]
2015 March 23 Climate change The report The Conservative Case for a Carbon Tax by Jerry Taylor is published.[13][14]
2015 May 27 Technology The panopticontra.com domain name is registered on this day.[15] As of August 15, 2017 it redirects to niskanencenter.org/blog/policies/panopticontra/.
2015 October Immigration The Open Philanthropy Project awards a grant of $360,000 to the Niskanen Center for the center's work on immigration policy.[16]
2015 October 16 The novirtue.org domain name is registered on this day.[17] As of August 15, 2017 it redirects to niskanencenter.org/blog/policies/novirtue/, a 404 page.
2015 November 13 Immigration The November 2015 Paris attacks occur, in which 130 victims are killed. Following the attacks, the Niskanen Center pauses its advocacy work for private resettlement so that it can combat the argument that refugees pose a threat to the United States.[16]
2015 December 1 Climate change The Niskanen Center announces the launch of a new Center for Climate Science under the direction of Joseph Majkut.[18][19]
2015 December 14 Immigration The Open Philanthropy Project has a conversation with David Bier, Director of Immigration Policy at the Niskanen Center, on this day. The purpose of the conversation is to receive an update on the center's work on immigration.[20]
2016 May–July Immigration David J. Bier departs the Niskanen Center.[21][22]
2017 March 8 Climate change The Niskanen Center publishes a paper on climate science, titled "Climate Science: A Guide to the Public Debate", written by Joseph Majkut.[23][24][25]
2017 April 28 Climate change In an interview with The Intercept, Jerry Taylor explains how his views on climate change have shifted from climate skeptic to climate activist.[26]
2017 August 3 Will Wilkinson, vice president and director of economic and social policy at the Niskanen Center, does an "ask me anything" (AMA) on Reddit's r/neoliberal.[27]

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  1. "About - Niskanen Center". Niskanen Center. Retrieved August 13, 2017. 
  2. "Showing results for: NISKANENCENTER.ORG". ICANN WHOIS. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Creation Date: 2014-03-12T23:23:15Z 
  3. "Niskanen Center (@NiskanenCenter)". Twitter. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  4. "Showing results for: DOLLARSANDDEFENSE.COM". ICANN WHOIS. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Creation Date: 2014-12-10T16:42:43Z 
  5. "Showing results for: THEFIRSTPRINCIPLE.COM". ICANN WHOIS. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Creation Date: 2014-12-15T19:25:05Z 
  6. "Showing results for: SANCTUARYFROMMISRULE.COM". ICANN WHOIS. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Creation Date: 2014-12-23T17:11:25Z 
  7. "Showing results for: CLIMATEUNPLUGGED.COM". ICANN WHOIS. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Creation Date: 2014-12-23T17:12:48Z 
  8. Patrick O'Connor. "Libertarian Group Aims to Influence Immigration, Climate-Change Policies". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2017. 
  9. Richard C. Young (January 30, 2015). "Breaking News: A New Libertarian Think Tank". Richardcyoung.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017. 
  10. "New Libertarian Think Tank Launches in DC". Think Tank Watch. February 26, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2017. The libertarian think tank scene has just gotten more crowded with the official launch today of the new libertarian think tank The Niskanen Center. 
  11. Niskanen Center (February 26, 2015). "Niskanen Center, New Libertarian Think Tank, Launches with Focus on Congressional Action". PR Newswire. Retrieved August 16, 2017. The Niskanen Center, a newly established Washington-based think tank, announced this week its plans to build momentum and deliver results for libertarian policies in Congress and across the federal government. 
  12. "Microsoft Word - Press Release - Niskanen Center Launch (1).docx - Press-Release-Niskanen-Center-Launch.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved August 16, 2017. 
  13. "Microsoft Word - The Conservative Case for a Carbon Tax.docx - The-Conservative-Case-for-a-Carbon-Tax1.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  14. David Roberts (May 12, 2015). "The arguments that convinced a libertarian to support aggressive action on climate". Vox. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  15. "Showing results for: PANOPTICONTRA.COM". ICANN WHOIS. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Creation Date: 2015-05-27T20:47:05Z 
  16. 16.0 16.1 "Niskanen Center — Research on Immigration Policy". Open Philanthropy Project. Retrieved August 13, 2017. 
  17. "Showing results for: NOVIRTUE.ORG". ICANN WHOIS. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Creation Date: 2015-10-16T13:27:42Z 
  18. "The Niskanen Center announces launch of new Center for Climate Science". Niskanen Center. December 1, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  19. Ben Geman (December 1, 2015). "Conservative-to-Conservative Outreach Heats Up Climate-Science Debate". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  20. "A conversation with David Bier, December 14, 2015" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2017. 
  21. "About | Niskanen Center". Niskanen Center. Retrieved August 16, 2017. 
  22. "About - Niskanen Center". Niskanen Center. Retrieved August 16, 2017. 
  23. "Microsoft Word - NISKANEN CLIMATE PRIMER - 2017-03-13.docx - NISKANEN-CLIMATE-PRIMER-2017-03-13.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  24. "A Guide to the Climate Debate". Niskanen Center. March 12, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  25. Graham Readfearn (March 22, 2017). "How a Libertarian Think Tank Is Trying to Correct the 'Degenerate' Climate Science Debate in Washington, DC". DeSmogBlog. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  26. Sharon Lerner (April 28, 2017). "How a Professional Climate Change Denier Discovered the Lies and Decided to Fight for Science". The Intercept. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  27. "Will Wilkinson AMA: Vice President and Director of Economic & Social Policy at the Niskanen Center • r/neoliberal". reddit. Retrieved August 16, 2017.