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Working to keep America and its great cities prosperous, safe, and free. Follow @CityJournal and @smithsoc for more.
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Joined December 2008
🚨 We are proud to announce that @DouglasKMurray, journalist and bestselling author of seven books, is joining the Manhattan Institute as Senior Fellow and Contributing Editor at @CityJournal. We look forward to supporting his fearless and important work.
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.@DouglasKMurray: Choose life, not the death cult. We were honored to award Douglas Murray the 2024 Hamilton Award for his unwavering defense of Western values.
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The Manhattan Institute is pleased to announce that writer and public intellectual, @coldxman, has joined the Institute as a fellow and contributing editor of its @CityJournal magazine. Hughes’s work will focus on race, public policy, and applied ethics.
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It's time to stop the false narrative that there’s an epidemic of racially biased police shootings against African Americans.
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Even seizing 100% of all income earned over the $1 million threshold wouldn't generate more than $8.9 trillion in revenue. Taxing the "rich" won't pay for politicians' promises. via @Brian_Riedl #Issues2020🇺🇸.
Man this is so dumb and dishonest. You could confiscate every penny held by every billionaire and multimillionaire in America and it wouldn't cover a fraction of your Green New Deal fantasy.
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Two generations of policy have led to the mass closing of state mental hospitals. Today, jails and prisons are our asylums. via @WSJopinion.
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.@jasonrileywsj: Did the jurors acquit Kate Steinle's killer to send a message of disapproval to President Trump? via @WSJopinion.
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🚨 🧵As @ericadamsfornyc begins his term as @NYCMayor, MI scholars are dedicated to helping shape an agenda for the city’s post-pandemic recovery and a brighter future for all New Yorkers. @CityJournal
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The Manhattan Institute welcomes its new president, Reihan Salam (@reihan), on his first official day.
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The Trump campaign touts the narrative that America’s economy is strong—but it’s only strong compared to past economic dips, not compared to upswings. Labor-force participation, wage growth, and productivity growth are lagging. via @oren_cass #Issues2020🇺🇸
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🚨 We're proud to announce that @AbigailShrier is joining @ManhattanInst as a senior fellow, and we look forward to supporting her important work.
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90+% minority schools experienced the worst shift in school climate under de Blasio's school discipline reform.
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How de Blasio's suspension reforms are producing classroom disorder
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.@jasonrileywsj: "Mr. Sowell has shown in his writings that groups that confront and address internal problems are best able to rise socially and economically."
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🚨 From our new poll with @EchelonInsights of residents in 20 metro areas: . ▶️ 60% say crime is rising.▶️ 54% oppose critical race theory .▶️ 64% are worried about housing costs.▶️ 63% are concerned about homelessness. Check out the full survey results👇.
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There’s fresh infamy afoot in New York City’s public schools.
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We are pleased to announce Manhattan Institute’s next president: Reihan Salam (@reihan).
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Though only 32% of the population, unmarried and divorced men account for a stunning 71% of opioid deaths. via @kayhymowitz @dcexaminer.
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It’s time for Congress to enact a standard requiring criminal intent to avoid putting well-meaning people at risk of imprisonment.
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In many school districts, teachers report that principals have turned a blind eye to misbehavior. via @CityJournal.
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We’re excited to announce that @realchrisrufo has joined the Manhattan Institute as a senior fellow and director of our new Initiative on Critical Race Theory.
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Police shouldn’t need to be the first responders for someone in a mental-health crisis. via @MentalIllPolicy @NRO.
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🚨NEW from @RAVerBruggen: . While de-policing movements have garnered momentum over the past year, less attention has been given to the question of what to do about it. A new issue brief from MI dives into what is at stake. 👇.
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An explosive new report by MI senior fellow @AbigailShrier for @TheFP exposes how teachers, activists, and administrators are indoctrinating our school children against Israel — and getting away with it.
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After multiple scandals, D.C. Public Schools is no longer a case study for education reformers. via @The74.
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🚨 Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. EDT: Join @realchrisrufo @JamesRCopland @ZaidJilani & @JKetcham91 for a conversation on transparency and critical race theory in K-12 education.
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Senior fellow @realchrisrufo on the new administration’s plan to dismantle Ivy League DEI bureaucracies:. “It's very clear they’re discriminating on the basis of race, their DEI programs are illegal and unconstitutional, and the president has the opportunity to take action.”
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👋 Welcome, @ishapiro! We are thrilled to have you aboard. "Shapiro will build on the Institute’s long tradition of legal policy scholarship by weighing in on matters of constitutional law. ". Full statement here:
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NEW: @realchrisrufo, @ishapiro, and @MBeienburg offer state policymakers a straightforward path to reverse DEI’s takeover of higher education in America.
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Accountability for D.C. public schools: Graduation rate increased due to massive fraud. via @RealClearEd
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In many school districts, teachers report that principals have turned a blind eye to misbehavior. via @CityJournal.
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NEW from @jamesrcopland, @realchrisrufo, and John Ketcham: A Model for Transparency in School Training and Curriculum. The issue brief lays out policy to promote transparency and parental access to school curricula. Read more👇.
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Some 37% of all prison inmates suffer some mental illness. A new generation of asylums would help. via @CarolynGorman.
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The Manhattan Institute Announces its Inaugural Cohort of Logos Fellows . Working with @realchrisrufo, Logos Fellows will pursue journalistic projects that have the potential to change American public life for the better. We're pleased to announce the selection of our inaugural
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Under investigation, Mayor de Blasio’s administration is acting like it has plenty to hide.
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Boosterism trumps reality: an index of "safe cities" ranks Chicago safer than New York. @nicolegelinas @CityJournal.
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We are proud to have @RobKHenderson, best-selling author of "Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class", join the Manhattan Institute as Senior Fellow and Contributing Editor at @CityJournal. We look forward to supporting his important work!
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Opponents of “mass incarceration” claim that Rikers is full of kids who got picked up for smoking pot or jumping a turnstile. But the reality is that the average person arrested and sent to jail in New York City is a violent adult with prior arrests.
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The adulthood track: Recent NAEP test scores make clear that schools should offer students training for the working world. via @CityJournal
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When police officers back off in high-crime neighborhoods, crime shoots through the roof.
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Why should "improved" safety stats raise questions? School administrators win by lowering their suspension rates. via @maxeden99 @nypost.
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.@JamesRCopland reviews Justice on Trial by @MZHemingway and @JCNSeverino: “A must-read for those who follow the politics of the federal judiciary.” via @washingtonpost.
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If the ratio of campus bureaucrats to faculty had held steady since 1976, there would be 537,317 fewer administrators, saving universities $30.5 billion per year and allowing student tuition to decrease by 20%.
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.@AbigailShrier joined @EmilyYoffe to discuss her new book, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up. She offers a critique of the mental health industry and an alternate vision for raising kids. Full event: Buy her book:
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The decision behind "stop-and-frisk" still stands, 50 years after the Supreme Court ruled. via @Rafa_Jdoc @PhillyInquirer.
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Higher-education costs have risen every time student aid has been made more generous, writes @jasonrileywsj.
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When officials dissolved the old Camden Police Department and reconstituted it as the Camden County Metro Police, they almost doubled the number of officers on patrol—far from scrapping the police in favor of social workers. via @stephendeide @nypost.
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The de Blasio administration’s record on crime in schools and homeless shelters is lacking. via @CityJournal
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🚨 🧵 A new paper by Professor Michael Hartney @BostonCollege argues moving local elections on-cycle (to Novembers of even years) will enhance political representation, promote voter turnout, and encourage accountability in local government.
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🚨 Today, MI hosted a conference addressing #CRT & wokeness in K-12 and corporate America. The event featured @reihan @DouthatNYT @realchrisrufo @VivekGRamaswamy @JamesRCopland @AsraNomani and @pauldrossi. Stay tuned for exclusive footage 👉
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.@ishapiro: "My parents took me out of the Soviet Union because they didn't want me growing up under a regime that tried to control your every word and thought.". Watch his full remarks @TheFIREorg on why Americans can't take free speech for granted.
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Last night, professor and clinical psychologist @jordanbpeterson joined our Young Leaders Circle for an intriguing discussion on insistence and personal responsibility.
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A plan to safely reopen New York City requires clear steps to protect New Yorkers and build trust—measures to mitigate infection risk and proceed in a gradual and staged manner to protect vulnerable populations. @arpitrage @DrJonathanEllen.
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ICYMI: @AbigailShrier is now a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Earlier this year, she joined @EmilyYoffe to discuss her new book, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up.
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.@LeorSapir joined @DrPhil to discuss the widespread lack of serious medical protocols in America for those seeking sex trait modification procedures, as well as reminding doctors to first do no harm in their practice.
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.@JamesRCopland reviews Justice on Trial by @MZHemingway and @JCNSeverino: “A must-read for those who follow the politics of the federal judiciary.” via @washingtonpost.
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The waning of the two-parent family has weakened American society and left it vulnerable to a host of ills, writes @KayHymowitz. @AEI.
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Under investigation, Mayor de Blasio’s administration is acting like it has plenty to hide.
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The solution is simple: Consolidate all existing aid programs into a single, easy-to-understand grant program.
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Studies show the risk of infection from #coronavirus plummets outdoors. New York City should allow restaurants and retailers to expand onto sidewalks and into streets—and give businesses a shot at survival. via @michael_hendrix.
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As #ThriveNYC resets, do you think @NYCMayor has done enough to help NYC’s seriously mentally ill?
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Covid-19 has exposed just how much control teachers unions have over K-12 education and, by extension, over so much else that affects our everyday lives. via @jasonrileywsj
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We’re pleased to announce that @GlennLoury has joined us as a senior fellow. He will work on the economic, political, and social analysis of issues relating to persistent racial inequality.
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U.S. budget deficits are set to surpass $1 trillion this year. Some think low interest rates make rising debt affordable. But the federal debt is rising so rapidly—towards 200% of GDP within three decades—that continued low interest rates will not save us.
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.@CharlesHHughes: Raising taxes on ride-hailing trips is not the way to generate funding for the Metro. via @Economics21.
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"New Yorkers haven’t seen a year-over-year spike in homicides anywhere near this large since the early 1970s." @Rafa_Mangual. via @nytopinion.
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New York City’s liberals are outraged by the success of Asian-American kids on a key admissions test.
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🚨Today, MI hosted an event discussing Black patriotism and the future of the American project. Check out a clip of @GlennLoury's remarks below. Head to our website for the full conversation featuring @jasonrileywsj & @JohnRWoodJr. Link here:
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The crisis of absent fathers is complex, but the tragic yield of that crisis is simple: about 1 in 4 American children now live without a father in the home. via @WSJ.
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Wind and solar provide less than 3% of global energy even after two decades of massive subsidies. And in the four years since the Paris Accord, global petroleum use is up over 4 million barrels per day. via @MarkPMills.
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Recent data show racist attitudes in the U.S. are on the decline, but many Americans believe the country is becoming progressively more racist. In a new report, @epkaufm argues that racism has been amplified by ideological and media construction.
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"Even after decades of research into alternative energy, nuclear power remains the only proven means to produce electricity that is at once reliable, emissions-free, and capable of being scaled up to meet growing demand," writes @jamesbmeigs.
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ICYMI: @jasonrileywsj interviewed @JohnHMcWhorter, followed by a panel with @realchrisrufo, @rrbanks, and Randall Kennedy to discuss #CriticalRaceTheory #MIevents
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Earlier this year, Douglas was awarded the Manhattan Institute’s 2024 Hamilton Award for his unwavering defense of Western values. In accepting this honor, Douglas delivered remarks:. Choose life, not the death cult.
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New York’s budget is overwhelmingly dependent on the 5% of the city’s wealthiest who left amid the pandemic—and the danger is that many won't return. The typical high-earning New Yorker pays as much in income tax as 196 median-earning New Yorkers combined.
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Exxon Mobil has taken a stand against sustainable investment firms pushing for increased focus on sustainability goals. That decision underscores a broader pushback against activism in financial markets, which @JamesRCopland dives into in a new issue brief:.
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De Blasio took office in an economic boom. The next recession will expose NYC's vulnerabilities. via @nicolegelinas.
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Race-based attacks on the criminal-justice system are putting lives at risk.
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Senior fellow @jasonrileywsj joined @BradleyFdn President Rick Graber to discuss the national conversation on policing and race as part of the Bradley Foundation's Conceived in Liberty series. WATCH:
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New York City’s wealthiest neighborhoods lost between a third and half their population since the pandemic hit. The city’s budget is overwhelmingly dependent on the 5% of New York’s wealthiest who left the city, and the danger is that many will stay away.
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A poll of likely voters in five battleground states finds support for expanding the role parents can play in shaping their children’s education. @Rasmussen_Poll
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Mass incarceration isn’t the problem. Rising crime is.
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A poll of likely voters in five battleground states finds support for expanding the role parents can play in shaping their children’s education. @Rasmussen_Poll
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We are proud to announce that Alberto Alesina, Carlo Favero, and Francesco Giavazzi will be awarded the annual Hayek Book Prize for their book Austerity: When It Works and When It Doesn’t, published by @PrincetonUPress. #HayekPrize.
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"Papers advocating 'gender transition' are readily accepted by leading scientific journals despite having grave methodological flaws and biases," write @SwipeWright and @LeorSapir.
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