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The key to understanding the Dominican Republic is to imagine a country where Jennifer Lopez is the president, Ricky Martin the secretary of the interior, Christina Aguilera the secretary of state, and their backup singers the Supreme Court. . . .
Summer 2010.
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A quarterly magazine of urban affairs, published by the Manhattan Institute, edited by Brian C. Anderson.

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A Twenty-First-Century GOP.
Tevi D. Troy
A Twenty-First-Century GOP
Republicans need to win back tech-savvy, educated voters. Here’s how.
The Life-Changing Lottery.
Marcus A. Winters
The Life-Changing Lottery
Charter schools offer inner-city kids a shot at success—but only if they’re lucky.
Something to Love Among the Ruins.
David Watkin
Something to Love Among the Ruins
Three young architects offer a beautiful alternative to modernism’s ravages.
Progressives Against Progress.
Fred Siegel
Progressives Against Progress
The rise of environmentalism poisoned liberals’ historical optimism.
Modernity's Uninvited Guest.
Theodore Dalrymple
Modernity’s Uninvited Guest
Civilization makes progress, but evil persists.
The Bucks Stop Here.
E. J. McMahon
The Bucks Stop Here
New York governors have the power they need to control spending.
The Free-Marketeers Strike Back.
Guy Sorman
The Free-Marketeers Strike Back
A counter-narrative of the financial crisis
Europe's Guilty Conscience.
Pascal Bruckner
Europe’s Guilty Conscience
Self-hatred is paralyzing the Continent.
The Golden State's War on Itself.
Joel Kotkin
The Golden State’s War on Itself
How politicians turned the California Dream into a nightmare
Enlightened and Enriched.
Joel Mokyr
Enlightened and Enriched
We owe our modern prosperity to Enlightenment ideas.
What Social Science Does--and Doesn't--Know.
Jim Manzi
What Social Science Does—and Doesn’t—Know
Our scientific ignorance of the human condition remains profound.
The Nakba Obsession.
Sol Stern
The Nakba Obsession
The Palestinian national narrative is the biggest obstacle to peace in the Middle East.
The Muni-Bond Debt Bomb.
Steven Malanga
The Muni-Bond Debt Bomb
. . . and how to dismantle it
Classical Music's New Golden Age.
Heather Mac Donald
Classical Music’s New Golden Age
Thanks to period-music evangelists, breathtaking virtuosity, and millions of listeners, the art form remains vibrant.
Surveying the Wreckage.
Nicole Gelinas
Surveying the Wreckage
What can we learn from the top books on the financial crisis?
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Books and Culture.
Brendan Bernhard
Finding Fault with Freedom
Jonathan Franzen’s new novel: worth reading but flawed.
17 September 2010
Stefan Kanfer
Charlie Chan Captured
A new study of the Asian shamus finally gets him right.
10 September 2010
Ryan L. Cole
The Storyteller
A Norman Rockwell exhibit captures the artist’s deep understanding of America.
27 August 2010
Eye on the News.
Fred Siegel
Weak Tea in New York
Tuesday’s results probably mean more of the same in Albany.
15 September 2010
Bruce Bawer
Fear
The only reason anyone cares about Terry Jones’s Koran-burning
13 September 2010
Judith Miller
Rauf on the Ropes
An Islamic community center at Ground Zero seems increasingly unlikely.
13 September 2010
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America the Beautiful
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Nicole Gelinas
Interviews with Philip Augar, Roger Lowenstein, Nouriel Roubini
19 July 2010
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Arthur Brooks
The New Culture War
8 March 2010
CJ Authors.
Sol Stern
The New Criterion
| Aligned with liberty
Nicole Gelinas
The Philadelphia Inquirer
| A reckless bailout for Harrisburg
John McWhorter
New York Times
| The Dreaded P-Word?
Steven Malanga
Wall Street Journal
| Union Power and the Christie Effect
Steven Malanga
Wall Street Journal
| How States Hide Their Budget Deficits
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Soundings.
Steven Malanga
Egg on Their Faces
Government dietary advice often proves disastrous.
Stefan Kanfer
The Gold Bubble
The latest craze lacks mettle.
Heather Mac Donald
Misfire
A flawed new study finds racial bias in police-on-police shootings.
Philippe Nemo
Le Squeeze
High taxes on the affluent threaten France’s prosperity.
James Panero
New York’s Pioneer Zones
Residents of formerly blighted neighborhoods deserve the city’s support.
Nicole Gelinas
Eurocrash
Despite its promises, a common currency might be holding the Continent back.
Bert Useem
New York’s Prison Turnaround
The population behind bars is falling, even as crime stays low.
William Voegeli
A Deeper Bench
A very brief case for Supreme Court term limits