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Steven Malanga is now a RealClearMarkets.com featured columnist. For more information click here.

To read his latest column on RealClearMarkets, click here.


RECENT ARTICLES . . .

The Zero at Ground Zero
Steven Malanga, RealClearMarkets.com, 07-02-08

Rescuing Rockaway
Julia Vitullo-Martin, New York Post, 07-02-08

Grill Power: Elitist feminism and the New York Times
Heather Mac Donald, FrontPage Magazine, 07-01-08(This article originally appeared on City Journal Online, 07-01-08 and also appears on NRO Web Briefing, 07-02-08)

Con Ed's Next Crisis
Nicole Gelinas, New York Post, 06-30-08

Obama's Boys of Summer
Daniel Flynn, NRO Web Briefing, 06-30-08 (This article originally appeared on City Journal Online, 06-29-08)

Revenge Of The Bad Old Days
Julia Vitullo-Martin, New York Post, 06-29-08 (This article also appeared on RealClearPolitics.com, 6-29-08)

"Home Girl"
Julia Vitullo-Martin, New York Post, 06-29-08

Drug Development Needs Private Industry
Benjamin Zycher, Wall Street Journal, 06-28-08 (This piece also appeared on RealClearPolitics.com, 6-28-08, and was highlighted as a web brief on NationalReview.com, 6-29-08)

Constantine Cries Wolf
John McWhorter, New York Sun, 06-27-08

Canadian Health Care We So Envy Lies In Ruins, Its Architect Admits
David Gratzer, Investor's Business Daily, 06-26-08

Pols Remain Masters of Domain
Steven Malanga, Real Clear Markets, 06-25-08

Gloucester girls gone wild
Kay Hymowitz, National Post, 06-25-08 (This article originally appeared on City Journal Online, 06-23-08)

True Grit
Judith Miller, Reader's Digest, July 2008

Urbanism II: Remaking Harlem
Julia Vitullo-Martin, Monocle, July/August 2008

Gloucester Girls Gone Wild
Kay Hymowitz, NRO Web Briefing, 06-23-08 (This article originally appeared on City-Journal.org)

What's in the teen pregnancy pact's fine print?
Kay Hymowitz, Los Angeles Times Online, 06-24-08 (This article is part of a week long debate)

In the Heights: Vitality and Diversity at Manhattan's Tip
Julia Vitullo-Martin, Gotham Gazette, 06-23-08

Snubbing the Crescent City
Charlotte Allen, Wall Street Journal, 06-20-08

'Preservation' Poppycock
Julia Vitullo-Martin, New York Post, 06-20-08

Canadian Kangaroos
John Leo, National Review Online, 06-20-08

Conscious Rap Part II
John McWhorter, The New York Sun, 06-19-08

The Rent Wars Return
Nicole Gelinas, New York Post, 06-19-08

A GOP Prescription
David Gratzer, National Review Online, 06-19-08

Bud Out, Foreign Investors
Steven Malanga, Real Clear Markets, 06-18-08

Mandates Are Not the Answer
David Gratzer and Paul Howard, City Journal, Spring 2008

Playing politics with school vouchers
Marcus Winters, Washington Times, 06-18-08

Bad Medicine
David Gratzer, National Review Online, 06-17-08

The Rebuttal to Bill Lerach
Walter Olson, Conde Nast Portfolio, July 2008

Can Capitalism Save American Health Care?
David Gratzer, Economic Insights, June 2008

Response to "Ethical Guidance for Physicians and the Profession"
Thomas P. Stossel, Medscape, 06-12-08

Among the 'Rentheads'
Kay Hymowitz, Wall Street Journal, 06-13-08

'Conscious' Hiphop Fallacy
John McWhorter, New York Sun, 06-12-08

Warning — Tsunami
Peter Huber, Forbes, 06-30-08

The Trial Bar Behind Bars
Steven Malanga, Real Clear Markets, 06-11-08

Obsessive Branding Disorder
Nicole Gelinas, New York Post, 06-08-08

An "Essential Quality"
Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal Online, 06-06-08 (This article also appears on Right Side News, 6-6-08)

Racism in Retreat
John McWhorter, New York Sun, 06-05-08 (This article also appears on RealClearPolitics.com, 6-5-08)

Cap Those Taxes!
E.J. McMahon, New York Post, 06-04-08

Sarkozy and Unhappy French Workers
Steven Malanga, RealClearMarkets, 06-04-08

Paris Isn't What It Used To Be
Nidra Poller, National Post, 06-03-08 (This article originally appeared on City Journal Online, 5-30-08)

Obamamania in Damascus
Judith Miller, City Journal Online, 06-03-08 (This article is a National Review Online Web Briefing, 6-4-08)

CONned Out Of Health Choices In Florida
David Gratzer, Investor's Business Daily, 06-03-08

How Sarkozy Lost France
Guy Sorman, Wall Street Journal, 06-02-08

Song of Brooklyn
Julia Vitullo-Martin, New York Post, 06-01-08

Expose energy facade
Max Schulz, The Press-Enterprise, 05-31-08 (This piece is adapted from an article in the Spring 2008 issue of City Journal)

 


New Medical Progress Report!
Medical Progress Report 6. The Truth About Drug Innovation: Thirty-Five Summary Case Histories on Private Sector Contributions to Pharmaceutical Science
By Benjamin Zycher, Joseph A. DiMasi and Christopher-Paul Milne, June 2008

OP-ED:
Drug Development Needs Private Industry, Benjamin Zycher, Wall Street Journal, 6-28-08 (This piece also appears on RealClearPolitics.com, 6-28-08, and on NRO Web Briefs, 6-29-08)
EDITORIAL:
Dubunking the Drug Myth, Boston Herald, 6-29-08
IN THE PRESS:
New report vindicates private sector contribution to drug R&D, Pharma Times, 6-30-08
The truth about drug innovation; new report from Tuftsk, Pharma Marketletter, 6-30-08
Private-sector R&D crucial to pharma innovation: US study, Pharma Times, 6-30-08
Life Sciences Notes from the Past Week, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 6-27-08
Private Sector Gets Pat on Back for Drug Development Efforts, BioWorld Today, 6-26-08
Thank pharmaceutical companies for our well-being, Sobering Thoughts, 6-25-08
The Truth About Drug Innovation, MedicalNewsToday.com, 6-25-08
Mommy, Where Do Drugs Come From?, Pharmalot, 6-24-08
Report defends drug companies, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6-24-08
Capitalism Said Key to Finding New Drugs, New York Sun, 6-24-08

New Book by John McWhorter!

All About the Beat: Why Hip Hop Can't Save Black America In his newest book, All About the Beat: Why Hip Hop Can't Save Black America, John McWhorter delves into the universe of hip-hop, analyzing its content and celebrating its artistry. But he also points out that hip-hop is simply music, and takes issue with those who celebrate a "hip-hop revolution" that will never lead to meaningful change. McWhorter points beyond these empty gestures to a brave new politics, calling for a renewed sense of purpose and pride in black communities. To learn more, click here.

All About the Beat, is available now! To order your copy on Amazon.com, click here.

ARTICLES
Conscious Rap Part II John McWhorter, New York Sun, 06-19-08
'Conscious' Hiphop Fallacy John McWhorter, New York Sun, 06-12-08
REVIEW
Hip-Hop as a Political Movement? Don't Believe the Hype John Rosenberg, New York Post, 06-15-08
INTERVIEWS
- John McWhorter on NPR's "News and Notes"
- John McWhorter on National Review Online's "Between the Covers"
- John McWhorter on The Economist's "Democracy in America"
IN THE PRESS
The politics of hip-hop The Economist, 06-26-08
BOOK EXCERPT
Conscious Rap That Isn't John McWhorter, TheRoot.com, 05-21-08


New Trial Lawyers Inc. Update

Trial Lawyers Inc. Update MICHIGAN ON TRIAL: Litigation Industry Looks to Recapture the Great Lakes State June 2008


New York's Lake Wobegon Effect
Sol Stern, June 26, 2008

NEW SECOND OPINION!
Experts Discuss Electronic Medical Records in our "Second Opinion" Expert Forum!

This Week's Expert Panel:
  • John Engler
  • Edward W. Felten
  • Jim Frogue
  • William Winkenwerder

Click here to read their second opinions.

THE CURE: Now In Paperback!

The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Care Manhattan Institute senior fellow Dr. David Gratzer's acclaimed book, The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Care, is now available in paperback with the original foreword by Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman and with a new introduction by the author. Click here for details, reviews, and more information.


New Book by City Journal Contributing Editor

Empire of Lies: The Truth about China in the Twenty-First Century The Empire of Lies: The Truth About China in the Twenty First Century is now available!

In this extraordinary book, City Journal contributor editor Guy Sorman examines the Chinese economic 'miracle' and exposes the true nature of the communist nation's suppression of freedom.

Order Your Copy on Amazon.com today!


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