When Race Trumps Merit
Manhattan Institute fellow Heather Mac Donald argued that the pursuit of racial equity by progressives is leading to mediocrity in American businesses and institutions. This event was hosted…
2,047 viewsManhattan Institute fellow Heather Mac Donald argued that the pursuit of racial equity by progressives is leading to mediocrity in American businesses and institutions. This event was hosted…
2,047 viewsHistorian Edward Chancellor discussed his Hayek Prize-winning book, The Price of Time, about the history of interest. This event was hosted by the Manhattan Institute, which awards the Hayek…
362 viewsManhattan Institute senior fellow Rafael Mangual argued that defunding the police and introducing more leniency in the criminal justice system would disproportionately harm Black and brown A…
681 viewsHarvard professor Joseph Henrich discussed his 2022 Hayek Book Prize-winning work, The WEIRDest People in the World, about how and why Western democratic societies prospered. The F.A. Hayek …
579 viewsFormer Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talked about her time in the Trump administration and offered her thoughts on education reform. This event was hosted by Manhattan Institute and Nation…
124 views“What happened at the Court is tremendously bad,” remarked Justice Clarence Thomas about the recently-leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade. Justice Thom…
22,415 viewsThe Manhattan Institute held a discussion on the topic of Black Patriotism with Glenn Loury and John Wood Jr. on Veterans Day.
106 viewsSteven Koonin, undersecretary for science at the Department of Energy during the Obama administration, argued that the science behind climate change is not settled and said that a misunderst…
1,798 viewsBowling Green State University Philosophy Professor Hrishikesh Joshi talked about free speech and the free exchange of ideas. This virtual event was hosted by the Manhattan Institute.
711 viewsSenator Tom Cotton (R-AR), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made remarks on crime and policing at an event hosted by the Manhattan Institute. He addressed violent crime rates, cri…
285 viewsManhattan Institute senior fellow Jim Copland (The Unelected) and visiting fellow Richard Epstein (The Dubious Morality of Modern Administrative Law) talked about government regulation under…
343 viewsNew York Times columnist Ross Douthat, who argues in his book The Decadent Society that the United States is in a state of malaise, talked about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected his…
955 viewsAuthors John McWhorter, Randall Kennedy, and Jason Riley and City Journal's Christopher Rufo discussed critical race theory and ideology in America. This virtual program was sponsored by the…
2,515 viewsSenator Tim Scott (R-SC) spoke with Manhattan Institute Legal Policy Director James Copland about policing, his criminal justice reform bill, and working with his Democratic colleagues in Co…
344 viewsYouth activist and author Jamil Jivani and the Manhattan Institute’s Coleman Hughes and Rafael Mangual offered their thoughts on race, riots, and the police. This is virtual event hosted by …
1,226 viewsDouglas Murray, associate editor at The Spectator, talked about Brexit, the culture wars in the United Kingdom, and the impact of COVID-19 on that country. This virtual discussion was hosted…
2,615 viewsAmity Shlaes talked about her book, Great Society: A New History of the 1960s in America, in which she compared the economic debates of the 1960s to those happening in present-day times.
1,785 viewsScience writer John Tierney argued that human brains are wired to focus on what is bad rather than what is good.
1,610 viewsPeter Thiel, a technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist, talked about the U.S. rivalry with China, globalization and the end of the computer age at a Manhattan Institute dinner in New …
1,093 viewsJoseph Sternberg argued that the mishandling of the 2008 economic crisis by the Baby Boomers has left the a huge burden for Millennials.
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