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Howard Husock is vice president for policy research at the Manhattan Institute, where he is also director of its Social Entrepreneurship Initiative. He is the author of the "Philanthropy and Society" blog on Forbes.com. He is a City Journal contributing editor.
From 1987 through 2006, Husock served as director of case studies in public policy and management at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, where he was also a fellow at the Hauser Center on Nonprofit Organizations. His publications on the nonprofit sector have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Affairs, Society Magazine, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Public Interest, and Townhall.com.
In addition, Mr. Husock has written widely on housing and urban policy, including in his book The Trillion-Dollar Housing Mistake: The Failure of American Housing Policy (Ivan R. Dee, 2003) and his monograph Repairing the Ladder: Toward a New Housing Policy Paradigm (Reason Foundation, 1996). His work has also appeared in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Philanthropy, and The Wilson Quarterly. Husock is a former broadcast journalist and documentary filmmaker whose work at WGBH-TV in Boston won three Emmy awards. He is a graduate of the Boston University School of Public Communication and was a 1981-82 mid-career fellow at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
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Articles/Op-eds
- "Charity Miles" Programs and their Lesson for Government, Forbes.com's "Philanthropy and Society", 01-10-13
- The 12-12-12 Sandy Benefit Concert: Following the Money, Forbes.com's "Philanthropy and Society", 12-18-12
- The IRS Scandal And Real Non-Profit Lobbying We Should Worry About, Forbes.com, 05-14-13
- The Bangladesh Fire and Corporate Social Responsibility, Forbes.com, 05-02-13
- Expanding Pre-K Education: How Philanthropy Could Do the Job Better than Obama, Forbes.com, 04-25-13
- The Obama Budget Proposal: Tax Increase on Charity, Forbes.com, 04-10-13
- Open Season on Wealthy Donors: The Atlantic Swings and Misses, Forbes.com, 04-01-13
- John Paulson's Smart (New) Bet, Forbes.com, 02-25-13
- Obama's SOTU and What Government Shouldn't Do, Forbes.com, 02-14-13
- Sequestration and Social Services: Facing the Inevitable, Forbes.com, 02-06-13
- Obama's Inaugural Address and the Limits of Government, Forbes.com, 01-23-13
- "Charity Miles" Programs and their Lesson for Government , Forbes.com, 01-10-13
- The Dangers of Quasi-Capitalism, National Affairs, 01-07-13
- The Long-Term Threat to the Charitable Tax Deduction, Forbes.com, 12-14-12
- The 12-12-12 Sandy Benefit Concert: Following the Money, Forbes.com, 12-08-12
- 2012 Manhattan Institute Social Entrepreneurship Awards Honors C-SPAN's Brian Lamb, Huffington Post, 11-27-12
- More Independence, Greater Results, New York Times Room for Debate, 11-27-12
- From Prison to a Paycheck, Wall Street Journal, 08-04-12
- The Solyndra-ization of Philanthropy, Wall Street Journal, 10-28-11
- Disaggregating Public Purposes, Society, 08-19-11
- Disaggregating Public Purposes, Society, 07-20-11
- Nonprofits Help Keep Civil Society Running, Washington Examiner, 03-09-11
- Non-Profits And The State, National Affairs, 12-22-10
- Reinventing Public Housing, Washington Times, 11-08-10
- Making Second Chance Act Work For More Former Prisoners, Washington Examiner, 07-28-10
- Racing To Save ShoreBank, Spawn Of CRA, Investor's Business Daily, 05-14-10
- A Perilous 'Rescue' for NYC Housing, New York Post, 03-17-10
- A Conservative Agenda For Cities, Washington Examiner, 02-24-10
- What Works: Highlighting Urban Reforms, State Policy Network News, 12-10-09
- Reinventing Public Housing: Is the Atlanta Model Right for Your City?, CitiesOnAHill.org, 12-07-09
- Government Takeovers: Is Charity Next?, Townhall.com, 10-29-09
- Housing As Busing, Forbes.com, 10-28-09
- Merits of a Virtual Fence, Washington Times, 10-19-09
- The Affordable-Housing Pact: A Flawed Remedy For Suburbs, The Journal News, 08-30-09
- Puffing The Projects, New York Post, 06-08-09
- Public Housing and Rental Subsidies, Cato Institute, 06-01-09
- Eating From the Hand That Bites You, Wall Street Journal, 04-24-09
- First rung on ladder to new life, The Australian News, 03-07-09
- Housing Goals We Can't Afford, The New York Times, 12-11-08
- Nobody Does it Better, Wall Street Journal, 10-24-08
- What Barney Frank Doesn't Grasp: Lending Mandates Hurt The Poor, Investor's Business Daily, 10-09-08
- About the Next Crisis, The New York Sun, 07-29-08
- Don't Blame Rangel for His Rent, The New York Sun, 07-14-08
- Prison To Work, New York Post, 05-20-08
- Bring Back Assimilation, The New York Sun, 05-13-08
- Leaving the House, The New York Sun, 04-01-08
- More Marriage Penalties, The New York Sun, 11-16-07
- A Bush-Clinton Idea, The New York Sun, 10-24-07
- Post-9/11 Bureaucracy, The New York Sun, 09-12-07
- What's Lost in the Move, Wall Street Journal, 08-31-07
- "Clean for Gene', The New York Sun, 08-08-07
- Sell the Buildings, Too, The New York Sun, 06-05-07
- Pretext for Lawsuits, The New York Sun, 05-01-07
- Gefilte Economics, The New York Sun, 04-04-07
- Subprime Lending Worth Keeping, RealClearPolitics, 03-11-07
- Privatization of Politics, The New York Sun, 02-28-07
- Pelz's Point, The New York Sun, 01-26-07
- Sins of Omission, , 10-18-06
- A Standing Oration, Wall Street Journal, 04-28-06
- Privatize the Welfare State, Wall Street Journal, 03-09-06
- Mayor Must Reconsider 'Affordable', The Boston Globe, 01-02-06
- Guns Are Butter, The New York Sun, 02-03-05
- Every Vote Can Be One of Confidence, The Boston Herald, 10-26-04
- Wasted Vote? There's No Such Thing, Los Angeles Times, 10-25-04
- Our Own Private Fannie?, Wall Street Journal, 09-27-04
- New Ideas People, Philanthropy Roundtable, 07-31-04
- Working Poor: Housing Hope, New York Post, 03-02-04
- Public housing developments bring Hope but history says projects call for caution, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 02-15-04
- Credit Where It's Not Due, Wall Street Journal, 02-10-04
- A Better Site Visit, Philanthropy Roundtable, 01-21-04
- Subsidy is Poor Foundation for Housing, The Boston Herald, 12-09-03
- A Housing Scam in Jeopardy, The New York Sun, 05-03-03
- Public Housing’s Hidden Costs to Cities, The New York Sun, 01-07-03
Blog Postings:
Books
Research
Podcasts
- Howard Husock discusses his City Journal article "Politicizing Philanthropy", 02-13-13
- Mark Mills discusses his new report for The Center for Energy Policy and the Environment, "Unleashing the North American Energy Colossus: Hydrocarbons Can Fuel Growth and Prosperity", 07-05-12
- Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Manhattan Institute senior fellow, and Howard Husock discuss her Issues 2012 paper, “Pipelines are Safest for Transportation of Oil and Gas.“, 06-18-12
- Herb London and Howard Husock discuss the recent AEI report, "College Rankings Inflation: Are You Overpaying for Prestige?", 06-18-12
- Robert Bryce, Senior Fellow at the Center for Energy Policy and the Environment, and Howard Husock discuss his issue brief, �Is There Still a Case for Coal?�, 06-01-12
- Herb London and Howard Husock talk about tenure in universities., 05-10-12
- Herb London and Howard Husock discuss the firing of Naomi Schaefer Riley., 05-09-12
- James Otteson and Howard Husock discuss Otteson's latest Issues 2012 report, "An Audacious Promise: The Moral Case for Capitalism.", 05-01-12
- Herb London and Howard Husock discuss the latest California Association of Scholars study on politicization of the universities., 04-12-12
- Herb London and Howard Husock discuss the controversy surrounding Rush Limbaugh's comments about Sandra Fluke and the resulting protests in Professor Steve Landsburg's classroom., 03-16-12
- Herb London and Howard Husock discuss the role of race in college admissions., 02-23-12
- Herb London and Howard Husock discuss the recent Claremont College SAT scandal., 02-23-12
- Herb London and Howard Husock discuss the important new Supreme Court case Fisher v. Texas and the role of race in college admissions., 02-23-12
- Herb London and Howard Husock discuss two situations in the United Kingdom and the controversial admission of political figures from the Middle East., 01-17-12
- Herb London discusses whether college and university presidents are paid too much with Howard Husock. - Part 1, 12-09-11
- Herb London discusses whether college and university presidents are paid too much with Howard Husock. - Part 2, 12-09-11
- Howard Husock discusses WorkFaith Connection with Barbara Elliott, one of the 2011 Social Entrepreneurship winners., 11-01-11
- Howard Husock discusses Improved Solutions for Urban Systems with Ann Higdon, one of the 2011 Social Entrepreneurship winners., 11-01-11
- Howard Husock discusses English at Work with Maile Broccoli-Hickey, one of the 2011 Social Entrepreneurship winners., 11-01-11
- Howard Husock discusses MedWish International with Dr. Lee Ponsky, one of the 2011 Social Entrepreneurship winners., 11-01-11
- Howard Husock discusses Glamour Gals with Rachel Doyle, one of the 2011 Social Entrepreneurship winners., 11-01-11
- Howard Husock discusses the work of the Harlem Children's Zone with Geoffrey Canada, winner of the 2011 William E. Simon Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Social Entrepreneurship., 11-01-11
- Howard Husock interviews James Copland about how labor unions are targeting their shareholder proposal efforts over non-traditional industries like retail and financial services industries, 03-21-11
- Howard Husock interviews James Copland about how labor unions and individual activists are making serious efforts to alter the corporate governance structure of corporations., 03-08-11
- Howard Husock interviews James Copland about executive compensation and union sway over the proxy ballot process., 02-23-11
- Howard Husock interview James Copland on his new report, "Regulation by Prosecution: The Problems with Treating Corporations as Criminals", 12-21-10
- William C. Carpenter discusses fraud, waste, and abuse in New York’s Medicaid program, as well as how to design better, less expensive Medicaid options that also improve health outcomes., 10-13-10
- Drew Thornley discusses how to resolve the fight between state and regional interests versus federal interests over transmission, 09-22-10
- Dr. Gilbert Metcalf explains how financing the grid can be done with private money, 09-22-10
- Howard Husock, VP of policy research at MI, interview Jim Copland on potential BP litigation and good vs. bad environmental torts., 08-10-10
- Robert Bryce discusses his new book, Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future, with Howard Husock, 06-04-10
- Sean Khozin discusses over-the-counter genomics testing and the integration of technology into the direct care model., 05-25-10
- Howard Husock Interviews Jim Copland on Trial Lawyers Inc.: K Street, 02-11-10
- Jim Manzi and Howard Husock discuss the implications of the Waxman-Markey climate-energy bill, 06-04-09
- Howard Husock interviews Temp Keller about his work, 04-22-09
- Howard Husock discusses his article, "Slums of Hope," with Ben Plotinsky, 02-19-09
- Howard Husock reads his article 'Build Big, Mr. President.', 01-28-09
- Dr. Gilbert Metcalf discusses his newest report 'Taxing Energy in the United States: Which Fuels Does the Tax Code Favor? ', 01-15-09
- Marcus Winters discusses his report "Grading New York: An Evaluation of New York City's Progress Reports Program" with Howard Husock, 11-14-08
- Howard Husock interviews Marcus A. Winters about his study 'Building on the Basics: The Impact of High Stakes Testing on Low Stakes Subjects', 07-02-08
- Howard Husock reads his New York Sun piece, 'The Assimilation Factor', 06-01-08
- Howard Husock discusses the importance of social entrepreneurship with Daniel A. Biederman, 10-15-07
Testimony
City Journal articles - Politicizing Philanthropy, Winter 2013
- Reinventing Affordable Housing, 11 July 2012
- Back to the City, 15 June 2012
- The Myths of The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, 17 February 2012
- Nathan Glazer’s Warning, Summer 2011
- The Urban Crisis After 40 Years, Summer 2011
- Three Bedrooms, One Tenant, 21 June 2011
- Atlanta’s Public-Housing Revolution, Autumn 2010
- Housing as Busing, Autumn 2009
- Project Phaseout, 20 September 2009
- Jane Jacobs’s Legacy, 31 July 2009
- Slums of Hope, Winter 2009
- Build Big, Mr. President, 23 January 2009
- Notes on the Election, 7 November 2008
- The Financial Crisis and the CRA, 30 October 2008
- Wall Street Explodes, 1 October 2008
- Uplifting the “Dangerous Classes”, Winter 2008
- Sin of Omission, 13 November 2007
- A Grand Tax-Code Bargain, 13 July 2007
- The Compassion Gap, 18 January 2007
- Liberal Blinders, 8 September 2006
- Jane Jacobs, 1916–2006, 27 April 2006 (updated from Winter 1994)
- Why Hollywood Loves Johnny Cash—and not Merle Haggard, 13 January 2006
- New Philanthropists Talk Left, Act Right, Winter 2006
- America’s Most Successful Communist, Summer 2005
- Today, Guns Are Butter, 31 January 2005
- Reining in Housing Vouchers, 26 October 2004
- The Anti-war Hero, 30 July 2004
- The Housing Reform That Backfired, Summer 2004
- The Real Miracle, Spring 2004
- Hope on Housing Policy, 11 February 2004
- When They Say “Community,” Watch Your Wallet, 2 May 2003
- Real Public Housing Reform, Spring 2003
- Real Public Housing Reform, 12 February 2003
- How Public Housing Harms Cities, Winter 2003
- Crime-Wave Blues, Autumn 2002
- Housing Humbug, Autumn 2002
- Lion in a Jungle, Spring 2002
- A Public Housing Victory, 29 March 2002
- Don’t Hike Gotham’s Cab Fares, 26 February 2002
- Adios, San Fernando Valley, Autumn 2001
- Don’t Let CDCs Fool You, Summer 2001
- The Frozen Neighborhood, Autumn 2000
- Let’s End Housing Vouchers, Autumn 2000
- How Charlotte Is Revolutionizing Public Housing, Spring 2000
- The Trillion-Dollar Bank Shakedown That Bodes Ill for Cities, Winter 2000
- A Model Park, Autumn 1999
- New York’s Unsung Taxi Triumph, Autumn 1999
- Appalled by Sprawl?, Spring 1999
- How the Agency Saved My Father, Spring 1999
- Let’s Break Up the Big Cities, Winter 1998
- We Don’t Need Subsidized Housing, Winter 1997
- Enterprising Van Drivers Collide with Regulation, Winter 1996
- It's Time to Take Habitat for Humanity Seriously, Summer 1995
- Urban Iconoclast: Jane Jacobs Revisited Winter 1994
- New Frontiers in Affordable Housing Spring 1993
- Subsidizing Discrimination at Starrett City Winter 1992
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