Polling Republican Voters: Insights from Early Primary States
Throughout July, the Manhattan Institute conducted an extensive survey of likely 2024 Republican primary voters in key states—Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. Among other surprising findings, ...
16 Aug 202342min
The Gender Identity Divide
Gender identity has quickly emerged as one of the most contentious topics in American cultural politics. However, the roots of this conflict can be traced back to a series of seemingly unrelated decis...
9 Aug 20231h 8min
American Democracy: Backsliding or Self-Sabotage?
American democracy is in decline, or so it's been argued by political scientists and media pundits. But what if those proclaiming its demise are unintentionally eroding the nation's civic health, givi...
2 Aug 20231h
Why Black Americans Are Moving South
Americans have always been known to vote with their feet, even more than at the ballot box. With black Americans leaving cities in the North East and Midwest, the South is becoming an attractive desti...
19 Jul 20231h 11min
Should Politicians Fear Entitlement Reform?
As federal spending on Medicare and Social Security grows in the coming years, the U.S. will be forced to make hard choices. What would it take to put the country on a stronger fiscal foundation? Is e...
21 Jun 20231h 11min
The Perils of New York Exceptionalism
New Yorkers like to think of their city as the greatest in the world, but the attitude of "New York exceptionalism" has its downsides. Residents often tolerate policies that they wouldn't put up with ...
13 Jun 20231h 16min
The Great Tax Migration
During the Covid pandemic, everyone from Elon Musk to Joe Rogan to the Goldman Sachs asset-management division packed up their headquarters and moved to Texas or Florida, states that famously have zer...
6 Jun 202355min
After Affirmative Action
This summer, the Supreme Court will decide the Students for Fair Admissions cases that challenge the legality and constitutionality of affirmative action in higher ed. Regardless of the ruling, severa...
31 Mai 20231h
