Puertorriqueñistas?

I'm not sure if anybody would agree with me, but I think Puerto Rico's next think-tank should have original ideas, that is, it should not necessarily be something of a philosophical legacy of ideas from the United States. It should be a think-tank that is Puerto Rican-based, Puerto Rican-centered. Of course the next Puerto Rican think-tank will borrow and discuss ideas from the continental US.
But what about Puerto Rican originality? My sense is that for Puerto Rico's next think-tank to be successful and have a positive impact that will guide and improve the public benefit for Puerto Ricans, it should be original in the sense that this think-tank should play a decisive role and cultivate Puerto Rico's next top talent in the field of Puerto Rican Developemnt.

Originality and a people-centered approach for scholars interested in the field of Puerto Rican Development should not imply that the island is closed off from external influences such as European, or Asian Development experiences or just succumbed to the experiences of the United States.
I think that Puerto Ricans as a group should question the US approach to Development, and what makes or made the US an economic hegemon and what it means for Puerto Ricans to enter into an international/global dialogue on people-centered Development.

I think the Discussion of the United States historical role of Puerto Rican Development is a mixed bag. My intention here is NOT to criticize NOR TO congratulate and US involvement, but I think Puerto Ricans need to focus more so on OUR OWN contributions to Puerto Rican Development.
Of course, the United States had an influence, some good and some bad, but to go beyond this, and towards a dialogue of "what Puerto Ricans have done and what Puerto Ricans will be doing in the future" is critical and even pivotal.

My focus and borderline obsession with having Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans in the center of its own Development is NOT an attack on the US.

It is an inquiry into how Puerto Ricans would re-formulate its Development approach for years to come.