About the Manhattan InstituteFor over 40 years, the Manhattan Institute has been an important force in shaping American political culture and developing ideas that foster economic choice and individual responsibility.Manhattan InstituteMI_b77a4dcc-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea00The Institute serves as a leading voice of free-market ideas, shaping political culture since our founding in 1977. Ideas that have changed the United States and its urban areas for the better—welfare reform, tort reform, proactive policing, and supply-side tax policies, among others—are the heart of MI’s legacy. While continuing with what is tried and true, we are constantly developing new ways of advancing our message in the battle of ideas.Economic choice and individual responsibility_b77a4fac-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea00To develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility_b77a509c-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea00Economic ChoiceIndividual ResponsibilityFree-MarketsCapitalismPolicyShape the public discourse_b77a5164-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea001Domestic-Policy ExpertsMI’s Policy Research ~ MI recruits experts in a range of domestic-policy areas. Fellows shape the public discourse through authoring reports, essays, and books; testifying at government hearings; and reaching citizens directly through various media (op-eds, TV, radio, social media, etc.). PublicationsAuthor reports, essays, and books_b77a522c-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea001.1TestimonyTestify at government hearings_b77a52fe-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea001.2GovernmentsOutreachReach citizens directly through various media_b77a53ee-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea001.3CitizensMediaPracticeShow the efficacy of putting policy prescriptions into practice_b77a54c0-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea002CitiesPublic OfficialsNYPDFollowing the 9/11 terrorist attacks, at the NYPD’s request we launched a policy division to advise the police on the development of a counterterrorism strategy.NewarkIn Newark, New Jersey, the Institute partnered with Mayor Cory Booker to implement a new approach to prisoner reentry, based on the principle of connecting exoffenders with paid work immediately upon release.Mayor Cory BookerDetroit Police DepartmentIn 2012–13, MI experts were embedded in the Detroit Police Department, helping the Motor City implement Broken Windows policing (a long-standing focus of the Institute).Charter SchoolsAnd in 2017, MI launched a project to identify ways to finance charter school facilities in New York, enabling the sector to keep up its growth and be able to educate more students.New YorkMI’s Work on the Ground ~ To show the efficacy of putting policy prescriptions into practice, MI will often collaborate with cities and public officials.CollaborationCollaborate with cities and public officials_b77a5592-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea002.1JournalismProvide an intellectual and journalistic response to New York’s downward spiral and to the illness of the American city generally_b77a5664-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea003New York CityAmerican CitiesPeggy NoonanCalled “the best magazine in America” by the Wall Street Journal ’s Peggy Noonan and “the great Fool Killer in the arena of urban policy” by the late novelist Tom Wolfe, City Journal has promoted ideas in response to the challenges facing urban America, promoting a vision of cities as safe, entrepreneurial, and culturally vibrant.Rudolph GiulianiAccording to former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, “If there was a charge of plagiarism for political programs, I’d probably be in a lot of trouble, because I think we plagiarized most of them, if not all of them, from the pages of City Journal and the thinking and analysis of the Manhattan Institute.” MI’s Quarterly Magazine, City Journal ~ In 1990, the Institute founded its magazine, City Journal, as an intellectual and journalistic response to New York’s downward spiral and to the illness of the American city generally._b77a572c-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea00Conversation & DebateSpark national conversation and reframe the public debate_b77a57fe-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea004Charles MurrayAn early example was Charles Murray’s Losing Ground (1984), which demonstrated empirically that open-ended welfare benefits incentivize self-destructive behavior among the poor and which helped pave the way for landmark federal welfare reform in 1996.Peter HuberThe Bottomless Well (2005), by Peter Huber and Mark Mills, was referred to by Bill Gates as “the only book I’ve seen that really explains energy, its history, and what it will be like going forward.”Mark MillsTony HsiehZappos CEO Tony Hsieh has cited Triumph of the City (2011), by Edward Glaeser, as a key influence in his urban experiment to revitalize downtown Las Vegas.Edward GlaeserHeather Mac DonaldAnd Heather Mac Donald’s The War on Cops: How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe has made six national bestseller lists, with Thomas Sowell saying, “This is a book that can save lives.”Thomas SowellMI’s Book Program ~ MI books have a habit of sparking national conversation and reframing the public debate._b77a5948-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea00Next GenerationSupport the intellectual formation of tomorrow’s leaders_b77a5a38-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea005MI and the Next Generation ~ As the perpetuation of the American experiment depends on the next generation, MI has developed initiatives to support the intellectual formation of tomorrow’s leaders—both on and off the campus. Our outreach to students consists primarily of two programs: MI on Campus and the Adam Smith Society.LecturesGive lectures to undergraduate students_b77a5b14-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea005.1Undergraduate StudentsCollegesUniversitiesThrough MI on Campus, fellows give lectures to undergraduate students at colleges and universities across America.Debate & DiscussionPromote on-campus debate and discussion about the moral, social, and economic benefits of capitalism_b77a5bf0-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea005.2Adam Smith SocietyThe Adam Smith Society, based at business schools, is a nationwide chapter-based association of MBA students and business leaders promoting on-campus debate and discussion about the moral, social, and economic benefits of capitalism.Adam Smith Society Alumni NetworkAfter business school, MBA alums can become part of the Adam Smith Society alumni network, based in a growing number of city-based professional chapters.SpeakersProvide opportunity for intellectual refreshment and networking with others interested in public policy_b77a5cd6-878a-11eb-97fb-9dc12983ea005.3Young Leaders CircleFor young professionals in the New York metropolitan area, MI sponsors the Young Leaders Circle, a monthly speaker series that provides opportunity for intellectual refreshment and networking with others interested in public policy. New York Metropolitan Area2021-03-17https://www.manhattan-institute.org/aboutOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net