The Latest Breaking News from Manhattan Institute

Did Decriminalizing Drugs Lead to More Deaths in Washington and Oregon?

The Manhattan Institute’s Charles Fain Lehman overstates the evidence supporting that conclusion.

Reason · Jul 24

No, a New Study Does Not 'Lay To Rest' the Debate Over Drug 'Legalization'

The Manhattan Institute’s Charles Fain Lehman misstates the findings of a new paper to claim he was right all along.

Reason · Jul 15

A conservative think-tank wants to upgrade some misdemeanors to felonies for protesters. Experts say this could have a “chilling” effect

The push to upgrade misdemeanors to felony crimes could result in years-long prison sentences and higher fines - while also impacting a person’s ability to vote or get a job in the long-term

The Independent UK · Jun 28

Scientist cited in push to oust Harvard’s Claudine Gay has links to eugenicists

Christopher Rufo, credited with helping oust school’s first Black president, touted critic associated with ‘scientific racists’

The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2024

More Evidence that Biden's Private Sponsorship Migrant Parole Policy Reduced Illegal Migration by Making the Legal Kind Easier

A new study by the conservative Manhattan Institute concludes that the expansion of private sponsorship parole to migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela has reduced illegal migration across the southern border by about 98,000 per month.

Reason · May 28, 2023

Pundits Predicted a Backlash Against Criminal Justice Reform in the Midterms. What Happened?

While rising crime created headwinds for candidates who supported criminal justice reform, the apocalyptic storm never quite arrived.

Reason · Jan 3, 2023

Question for justices: Does California put US pigs in clover? - Roll Call

National pork producers argue before the Supreme Court against California's Proposition 12 requirements on pork production.

Roll Call · Oct 11, 2022

Is a War on Policing Increasing Crime? Q&A with Rafael Mangual

In Criminal (In)Justice, the Manhattan Institute scholar argues that most reforms favored by social justice activists—and many libertarians—make life worse for communities of color.

Reason · Oct 5, 2022

"Social emotional learning": The new CRT

Right-wing culture warriors' new obsession: Widespread "life skills" approach is actually sinister "Trojan horse"

Salon · Apr 22, 2022