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Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

The '''Manhattan Institute for Policy Research''' is a conservative 501 non-profit American think tank focused on domestic policy and urban affairs, established in Manhattan in 1977 by Antony Fisher and William J. Casey.R. Emmett Tyrrell, ''After the Hangover: The Conservatives' Road to Recovery'' , p. 187.Jason Stahl, ''Right Moves: The Conservative Think Tank in American Political Culture Since 1945'' , p. 112. The organization states its mission is to "develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility". Its message is communicated through books, articles, interviews, speeches, op-eds, and through the institute's quarterly publication ''City Journal''. In general, the Manhattan Institute promotes free-market economics. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research has hosted 112 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1994 Forum. The year with the most events was 2015 with six events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2022 with an average of 5,947 views per video. Most appearances with Lawrence Mone (14), Brian C. Anderson (11), Jason L. Riley (8). Most common tags: African Americans, U.S. Economy, Philosophy.

Recent Programs

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    2023 Hayek Prize Lecture

    Historian Edward Chancellor discussed his Hayek Prize-winning book, The Price of Time, about the history of interest. This ev…

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    When Race Trumps Merit

    Manhattan Institute fellow Heather Mac Donald argued that the pursuit of racial equity by progressives is leading to mediocri…

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    Criminal (In)Justice

    Manhattan Institute senior fellow Rafael Mangual argued that defunding the police and introducing more leniency in the crimin…

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    Hostage No More

    Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talked about her time in the Trump administration and offered her thoughts on educatio…

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