Early voting in New York City kicked off Saturday ahead of the June 24 mayoral primary election.
MI and @CityJournal scholars have closely tracked the key issues and candidates and offer their insights on one of the most pivotal elections in the city’s modern history. 🧵
In the @nypost, @JKetcham91 warns that a mayor who is too weak on crime and disorder will leave an opening for the violence and chaos seen in Los Angeles to spread to the East Coast. bit.ly/43OdZAb
Progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani’s history of antagonism toward Israel is a worldview he has held and publicly expressed for years, writes policy analyst Josh Appel in @CityJournal. bit.ly/4kHE2yZ
The political mood in NYC is shifting—not toward conservatism, but toward pragmatism—driven by voters fed up with public disorder and ideological posturing, argues MI’s @Jesse_Leg for @CityJournal. bit.ly/4lh3N9f
New York City’s public schools are failing. Enrollment has plummeted over the past decade, attendance is at historic lows, and academic performance has stagnated—despite record-high budgets.
In a new @ManhattanInst report, @dany_egorov and Ray Domanico offer a roadmap for the city’s next mayor to reverse course. bit.ly/4kQQ3lV
What happened to embassy aides Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Mligrim is part of a disturbing pattern: anti-Israel violence escalating to murder, or attempted murder.
Last month, Cody Balmer firebombed the PA governor’s residence because he was Jewish. @Jesse_Leg and @CharlesFLehman urged him to take action.
This week, @ManhattanInst scholars responded to the ongoing fallout from President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day.”
With so much uncertainty swirling, MI scholars put today’s tariff turbulence in perspective. 🧵
MI president @reihan and fellow @CharlesFLehman wrote in @TheAtlantic that Trump’s new tariffs and the resulting market instability risk making economic success harder for small businesses and the aspiring middle class. bit.ly/4jjnGLM
While Americans may feel a pinch, much of the world will face deeper pain.
In @opinion, senior fellow @AllisonSchrager warned that high tariffs, though manageable for U.S. consumers, could devastate export-dependent developing countries. bit.ly/4juQdyi
New Yorkers want improvements in crime and quality of life and are looking for a candidate who can deliver.
In @CityJournal, @JKetcham91 writes that Cuomo's campaign hinges on convincing voters that “his hallmark competency will hold good in the city.” city-journal.org/article/andrew…
Administrative bloat is sinking America’s colleges and universities.
From 1976–2018, student enrollment grew 78%, but administrative staff ballooned by 164%.
How did higher education get here? And what can reform-minded boards do about it?
Traditionally, universities were managed as a partnership among faculty.
But they became "command-and-control" bureaucracies after WWII when enrollment exploded, and faculty traded the right to make administrative decisions for a smaller workload.
It was a devil’s bargain.
The result? Skyrocketing costs, misaligned priorities, and diminished educational quality.
Now, administrators are entrenched and reform-minded boards need to be more deliberate in steering their ships back toward a university’s north star: advancing knowledge and equipping students.
This brief offers a plan for trustees ready to lead.
Since the U.S. Department of Education was established in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, Republican lawmakers and political leaders have wanted to eliminate it.
For now, the department still stands. But education reform has been on the minds of MI scholars lately 🧵
As @realchrisrufo writes in @CityJournal, President Trump’s recent “blitz through federal departments” has been surprisingly effective. If the current president is serious about shrinking or abolishing DOE, Rufo lays out the steps to make it happen.
In @WSJopinion, @jasonrileywsj explains how Trump and the Supreme Court can make great progress in expanding access to educational opportunities for all children through charter schools.
MI's annual Hayek Book Prize celebrates the classical liberalism of Nobel laureate F.A. Hayek, the Austrian economist who influenced our mission: keeping America and its great cities prosperous, safe, and free.
We're proud to present the six finalists for the 2025 prize 🧵
"Build Baby Build: the Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation" by @bryan_caplan (@CatoInstitute 2024)
"Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society" by @PhilipKHoward (Rodin Books 2024)