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Revision as of 03:26, 22 September 2005 by Whitfield Larrabee (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research is a conservative think tank based in New York, and established in 1978. Their self-described mission is to "develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility." The Institute publishes the quarterly publication, City Journal which has a circulation of roughly 10,000, targeted at policymakers, politicians, scholars and journalists.
The Institute was influential with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani during his tenure as mayor of New York City, providing many of the ideas and direction towards New York City's policies in the 1990s.
The Manhattan Institute has sponsored research projects and books like The Bell Curve, Fixing Broken Windows and numerous others imply that blacks are mentally inferior.
The Manhattan Institute is part of a network of conservative groups allied with the Republican Party who receive much of their funding from Foundations supported by a small group of extremely wealthy elites.
It is a predominantly white and male organization.
People affiliated with the Manhattan Institute include:
- Lawrence Kudlow, contributor for the City Journal
- Heather Mac Donald, senior fellow
- Myron Magnet, editor for City Journal
- John McWhorter, senior fellow
- Lawrence Mone, president
- Walter Olson, senior fellow
Notable members of the board of trustees include: William Kristol, The Weekly Standard; Peggy Noonan, formerly of The Wall Street Journal; Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek International; Robert Rosenkranz, CEO, Delphi Financial Group, Inc.