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SHOCKING: Manhattan institute - What They Never Told You

Whatever Happened to Trump's Housing Affordability Executive Order?

The Trump administration revises wonky federal regulations to reduce home construction costs.

Reason · Sep 29

Did Decriminalizing Drugs Lead to More Deaths in Washington and Oregon?

The Manhattan Institute’s Charles Fain Lehman overstates the evidence supporting that conclusion.

Reason · Jul 24

No, a New Study Does Not 'Lay To Rest' the Debate Over Drug 'Legalization'

The Manhattan Institute’s Charles Fain Lehman misstates the findings of a new paper to claim he was right all along.

Reason · Jul 15

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A conservative think-tank wants to upgrade some misdemeanors to felonies for protesters. Experts say this could have a “chilling” effect

The push to upgrade misdemeanors to felony crimes could result in years-long prison sentences and higher fines - while also impacting a person’s ability to vote or get a job in the long-term

The Independent UK · Jun 28

Can Zohran Mamdani Make NYC Affordable?

Zephyr Teachout and John Ketcham debate the mayor of the Big Apple.

Reason · Apr 24

Zoning's War on Cuddly Animals, Cute Kids, and Christian Charity

A recent string of zoning controversies show how land use regulations have become the enemy of all good things.

Reason · Apr 7

How Stephen Miran—a Harvard-trained former free market champion—became Trump’s top ideologue on tariffs

Last year Miran, 41, was a virtual unknown. Suddenly the "Mar-a Lago accord" author’s ideas are reshaping the economy.

Fortune · May 29, 2025

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The tax code is made for tradwives. Here’s how much it punishes dual-earning couples

The tax code’s answer to the mommy wars? Providing at least a little of something to everyone.

Fortune · Mar 21, 2025

Ilya Shapiro Guest-Blogging About "Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites"

I'm delighted to report that Ilya Shapiro (Manhattan Institute) will be guest-blogging this week about this new book of his.… The post Ilya Shapiro Guest-Blogging About "Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 12, 2025

Harris' Deceptive Ad Scandal

Plus: Subway crime stats, millennial wealth building, CNN roasted, and more...

Reason · Aug 14, 2024

Detailing the 'Real Problem With Legal Weed,' a Critic Grossly Exaggerates the Prevalence of Pot Addiction

The Manhattan Institute's Charles Fain Lehman misleadingly equates a survey's measure of "cannabis use disorder" with "compulsive" consumption that causes "health and social problems."

Reason · Jul 5, 2024

These Strange Bedfellows Want SCOTUS To Remind the 5th Circuit That Journalism Is Not a Crime

An ideologically diverse mix of individuals and organizations supports a Texas journalist who was arrested for asking questions.

Reason · May 30, 2024

Brian Riedl: Who Bankrupted Us More—Trump or Biden?

"I'm concerned about a Trump-Biden rematch," argues Riedl. "You have two presidents with two of the worst fiscal records of the past 100 years."

Reason · Feb 28, 2024

Scientist cited in push to oust Harvard’s Claudine Gay has links to eugenicists

Christopher Rufo, credited with helping oust school’s first Black president, touted critic associated with ‘scientific racists’

The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2024

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The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2023

Billionaire-linked US thinktank behind supreme court wealth tax case lobbying

Manhattan Institute one of eight conservative advocacy groups that filed amicus briefs urging the court to hear Moore v US

Fortune · Aug 11, 2023

The root cause of America's housing affordability crisis, as told by one housing policy analyst

"It’s a supply shortage, especially near high-wage jobs and high-amenity locations," says housing policy analyst Alex Armlovich.

Reason · May 28, 2023

More Evidence that Biden's Private Sponsorship Migrant Parole Policy Reduced Illegal Migration by Making the Legal Kind Easier

A new study by the conservative Manhattan Institute concludes that the expansion of private sponsorship parole to migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela has reduced illegal migration across the southern border by about 98,000 per month.

Reason · Apr 26, 2023

Unusual Cross-Ideological Agreement in Tyler v. Hennepin County

Takings cases often divide opinion along left-right ideological lines. The home equity theft case argued before the Supreme Court today is a rare exception.

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The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

GOP states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher ed

Republican governors and lawmakers are increasingly targeting “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives in public colleges and universities

Reason · Apr 1, 2023

Black America and Progressivism: Jason L. Riley vs. Nikhil Pal Singh

The Manhattan Institute senior fellow and the NYU historian debate whether black Americans should move away from progressivism.

Reason · Mar 30, 2023

Black Americans vs. Progressivism: Jason L. Riley Debates Nikhil Pal Singh at the Soho Forum

The Manhattan Institute senior fellow and the NYU historian debate whether black Americans should move away from progressivism.

Reason · Jan 3, 2023

Pundits Predicted a Backlash Against Criminal Justice Reform in the Midterms. What Happened?

While rising crime created headwinds for candidates who supported criminal justice reform, the apocalyptic storm never quite arrived.

Roll Call · Oct 11, 2022

Question for justices: Does California put US pigs in clover? - Roll Call

National pork producers argue before the Supreme Court against California's Proposition 12 requirements on pork production.

Reason · Oct 5, 2022

Is a War on Policing Increasing Crime? Q&A with Rafael Mangual

In Criminal (In)Justice, the Manhattan Institute scholar argues that most reforms favored by social justice activists—and many libertarians—make life worse for communities of color.

Salon · Apr 22, 2022

"Social emotional learning": The new CRT

Right-wing culture warriors' new obsession: Widespread "life skills" approach is actually sinister "Trojan horse"

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