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City Journal: Vaclav Havel
Flagg Taylor, assistant professor of government at Skidmore College, discusses the life and career of Vaclav Havel with Paul Howard.
 
Higher Education
Herb London and Howard Husock discuss college athletics.
 
Book Review: Coming Apart
Charles Murray discusses his new book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010, with Kay Hymowitz, Manhattan Institute senior fellow and City Journal contributing editor.
 
Healthcare
Paul Howard interviews Alex Tabarrok about his new book, Launching The Innovation Renaissance: A New Path to Bring Smart Ideas to Market Fast.
 
Mass Torts
Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the 9/11 and BP Deepwater Victim Compensation Funds, and James Copland discuss mass injuries and alternative dispute resolution in America.
 
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Jerry Weinberger reads his Diarist article, "On Smoking a Cigar", from the winter 2011 issue of City Journal.
 
Andrew Klavan reads his City Journal short story, "Windows".
 

City Journal editor Brian Anderson reads the "In Prospect" from the fall 2010 City Journal

 
City Journal editor Brian Anderson reads the "In Prospect" from the spring 2010 City Journal.
 
City Journal editor Brian Anderson reads the "In Prospect" from the winter 2010 City Journal.
 
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January 31, 2012 | New York City
Center for Legal Policy Forum
Topic: Is America's Legal System Broken? Mass Injuries and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Modern America
Speakers: Kenneth R. Feinberg, Partner & Founder, Feinberg Rozen LLP, Administrator, BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Victim Compensation Fund, Special Master, September 11 Victim Compensation Fund
Introductory Remarks: Hon. Michael Mukasey, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
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January 5, 2012 | New York City
2011 Urban Innovator Award
Speaker: Gina Raimondo, General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island
Introductory Remarks: Howard Husock, Vice President, Policy Research, Manhattan Institute
Welcoming Remarks: Michael Allegretti, Director, Center For State and Local Leadership
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December 14, 2011 | New York City
2011 William E. Simon Lecture
Topic: Disruptive Technology And The Nonprofit Prganization
Speaker: Clayton Christensen, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Introduction: Howard Husock, Vice-President, Policy Research, Director, Social Entrepreneurship Initiative, Manhattan Institute
EVENT VIDEO

December 13, 2011 | New York City
Center for State and Local Leadership Forum
Title: Teachers Matter: Rethinking How Public Schools Identify, Reward, and Retain Great Educators
PRESENTATION
Moderator: Michael Allegretti, Director, Center for State and Local Leadership
Speaker: Marcus Winters, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
VIDEO
PANEL DISCUSSION
Panelists: Seth Andrew, Founder and Superintendent, Democracy Prep Public Schools; Christopher Cerf, Commissioner, New Jersey, Department of Education; Evan Stone, Founder, Educators4Excellence
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speakers: Michael Allegretti, Director, Center for State and Local Leadership
Joel Klein, Former Chancellor, New York City, Department of Education
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November 10, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Wriston Lecture
Topic: Civilization: When East Beats West
Speaker: Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University
Introduction: Paul E. Singer, Chairman, Manhattan Institute
Welcoming Remarks: Lawrence J. Mone, President, Manhattan Institute
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November 3, 2011 | New York City
2011 Social Entrepreneurship Awards Dinner
Master of Ceremonies: Howard Husock, Vice President, Manhattan Institute
Introduction: Elizabeth K. Fonseca, J.M. Kaplan Fund, Inc.
Recipients: Maile Broccoli-Hickey, English At Work; Rachel Doyle, Glamour Girls; Barbara Elliott and Sandy Schultz, The WorkFaith Connection; Ann Higdon, Dr. Lee Ponsky, MedWish International; Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO, Harlem's Children Zone
EVENT VIDEO - [PART I], [PART II]

September 26, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: The Seventh Annual Hayek Lecture
Introductory Remarks: John Tierney, The New York Times
Speaker: Matt Ridley, Author, The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
Welcoming Remarks: Lawrence Mone, President, Manhattan Institute
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September 21, 2011 | New York City
Center for Legal Policy Forum
Topic: Proxy Monitor 2011: A Report on Shareholder Activism and Corporate Governance
Introduction: James R. Copland, Director, Center For Legal Policy, Manhattan Institute
Moderator: Howard Husock, Vice President, Policy Research, Manhattan Institute
Panelists: William T. Allen, Nusbaum Professor of Law & Business, NYU School of Law, Former Chancellor, Court of Chancery, State of Delaware; Stephen Brown, Director of Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF; Shelley J. Dropkin, Deputy Corporate Secretary & General Counsel, Corporate Governance, Citigroup, Inc.; John Siemann, President and Partner, Phoenix Advisory Partners; Lori Zyskowski, Corporate & Securities Counsel, General Electric
EVENT VIDEO

September 20, 2011 | New York City
Center for State and Local Leadership Forum
Morning Keynote - A New Social Contract: Reforming The Terms of Public Employment In America
Welcoming Remarks: Lawrence Mone, President, Manhattan Institute
Keynote Address: The Honorable Scott Walker, Governor, State of Wisconsin
Introduction: Roger Hertog, Hertog Foundation
VIDEO
DISCUSSION: HOW THE PUBLIC PERCEIVES THE NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT
Moderator: Michael Allegretti, Director, Center for State & Local Leadership;
Panelists: Daniel DiSalvo, Assistant Professor, The City College of New York/CUNY; Joshua Rauh, Associate Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; Douglas E. Schoen, President, Douglas E. Schoen, LLC;
VIDEO
DISCUSSION: BUILDING RESILIENT BUDGETS WITH THE NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT
Moderator: Howard Husock, VP Policy Research, Manhattan Institute
Panelists: Josh Barro, Walter B. Wriston Fellow, Manhattan Institute; James Hohman, Assistant Director for Fiscal Policy, Mackinac Center for ublic Policy; E.J. McMahon, Senior Fellow, Empire Center For New York State Policy
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Lunch Keynote: FISCAL DISCIPLINE TO SAVE AMERICA
Introduction: Steven Malanga, Senior Editor, City Journal
Keynote Address: The Honorable Mitch Daniels, Governor, State of Indiana
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September 15, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: Is Obamacare Constitutional?
Speakers: Richard Epstein, Visiting Scholar, Manhattan Institute; Laurence A. Tisen, Professor of Law, New York University School of Law; Laurence H. Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Harvard Law School
EVENT VIDEO

September 08, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: Ten Years After 9/11: Securing Our Cities & Our Liberty
Welcoming Remarks: Paul Singer, Chairman, Manhattan Institute
Introduction: Judith Miller, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Keynote Address: Raymond Kelly, Commissioner, NYPD
Interview: Judith Miller, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
EVENT VIDEO

September 08, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: Ten Years After 9/11: Securing Our Cities & Our Liberty - PART I
Moderator: Chris Dickey, European Correspondent, Newsweek
Panelists: Graham Allison, Professor, Harvard University; Stephen Flynn, President, Center for National Policy; Brain Michael Jenkins, Senior Advisor to the President of Rand Corporation; Mitchell Silber, Director, Intelligence Analysis, NYPD Intelligence Division
EVENT VIDEO

September 08, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: Ten Years After 9/11: Securing Our Cities & Our Liberty - Interview
Speaker: Michael Sheehan, Former Deputy Commissioner for Counter Terrorism, NYPD
Interviewed By: Karen Greenberg, NYU, Center for Law and Security
EVENT VIDEO

September 08, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: Ten Years After 9/11: Securing Our Cities & Our Liberty - PART II
Moderator: John Miller, Director of Communications, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Panelists: William Bratton, Chairman, Kroll; Mike Downing, Deputy Chief, Bureau of Intelligence and Counterterrorism, LAPD; Rick Fuentes, Superintendent, New Jersey State Police; John Timoney, former Chief of Miami Police Department
EVENT VIDEO

September 08, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: Ten Years After 9/11: Securing Our Cities & Our Liberty
Introduction: Lawrence Mone, President, Manhattan Institute
Keynote Address: Michael Mukasey, former Attorney General of the United States
EVENT VIDEO

June 22, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: Replacing The Tappan Zee Bridge - New York State's Ultimate Infrastructure Challenge
Speakers: Nicole Gelinas, Contributing Editor, City Journal
Welcoming Remarks: Howard Husock, Vice President, Policy Research, Manhattan Institute
Introduction: Marsha Gordon, The Business Council of Westchester; Hon. Robert P. Astorino, Westchester County Executive
Panelists: Christopher Waite, Senior Vice President, HAKS Engineers; Mary Ann Crotty, President, Macro Associates; Barry Lepatner, LePatner & Associates LLP; Ross Pepe, Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson Valley, Inc.;
Moderator: Edmund J. McMahon, Senior Fellow, Empire Center for New York State Policy
EVENT VIDEO

June 7, 2011 | New York City
Center for Energy Policy and The Environment Forum
Title: The Economic Oppotunities Of Shale Energy Development
Author: Timothy J. Considine, School of Energy Resources Professor of Economics, University of Wyoming
Respondent: Hon. Edward G. Rendell, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP, Former Governor of Pennslyvania (2003-11)
Introductory Remarks: Howard Husock, Vice President, Policy Research, Manhattan Institute
EVENT VIDEO

May 23, 2011 | Washington, D.C.
Economics 21 and the Manhattan Institute Book Forum
Topic: Is There A Public Pension Crisis?
Speakers: Josh Barro, Walter B. Wriston Fellow, Manhattan Institute; Dean Baker, Co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research; Andrew Biggs, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Elizabeth Mcnichol, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities;
Moderator: Charles Lane, Editorial Writer, The Washington Post
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April 27, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: Eleventh Annual Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner
Introduction: John Sexton, President, New York University; John E. Zuccotti, U.S. Chairman, Brookfield Corporation
Honorees: Joel I. Klein, Executive Vice President, Office of the Chairman, News Corporation; Chancellor, New York City Schools, July 2002 – December 2010; Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Boston Properties, Inc.; Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, U.S. News & World Report; Publisher, New York Daily News
EVENT VIDEO

April 26, 2011 | Washington D.C.
Economics 21 and the Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: State Leadership, The National Budgetary Battle And The Fiscal Challenges Facing The U.S.
Introduction: John Sexton, President, New York University; John E. Zuccotti, U.S. Chairman, Brookfield Corporation
Speakers: Governor Bob McDonnell
Moderator: Byron York, Chief Political Correspondent, The Washington Examiner
EVENT VIDEO

March 22, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: Supply-Side Economics: From the Regan Era To Today
Welcoming Remarks: Lawrence Mone, President, Manhattan Insititute
Opening Remarks: Steve Forbes, Trustee, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
First Panel: Jeff Bell, Policy Director, American Principles Project; Brian Domitrovic, Author of Econoclasts; Art Laffer, Chairman, Laffer Associates
Second Panel: Lawrence Lindsey, President & CEO, The Lindsey Group LLC; Lawrence Kudlow, Host, CNBC’s “The Kudlow Report”; Lewis E. Lehrman, Founder, The Lehrman Institute
Speakers: Paul Gigot, Editorial Page Editor, Wall Street Journal; Robert Mundell, Nobel Prize Winner
Moderators: David Asman, Fox Business Network; Maria Bartiromo, CNBC
EVENT VIDEO [PART I], [PART 2], [PART III]
EVENT ARCHIVE

March 7, 2011 | New York City
Center For Energy Policy And The Environment Forum
Topic: Broadband Electricity and the Free-Market Path to Electric Cars
Speakers: Peter Huber, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Introductory Remarks: Lawrence Mone, President, Manhattan Insititute
EVENT VIDEO

February 15, 2011 | Washington D.C.
Manhattan Institute And Economics 21 Forum
Topic: States on the Verge of Bankruptcy
Speakers: Nicole Gelinas, Searle Freedom Trust Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and Senior Policy Advisor at e21; Clayton Gillette, Max E. Greenberg Professor of Contract Law at New York University School of Law; E. J. McMahon, Senior Fellow at the Empire Center for New York State Policy; David Schleicher, Assistant Professor at George Mason School of Law; Glenn Siegel, Partner, Dechert LLP; David Skeel, S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
Moderator: Nicole Lapin, Anchor, CNBC
Introductory Remarks: Christopher Papagianis, Managing Director, Economics 21
EVENT VIDEO

February 3, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Title: Triumph Of The City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier
Speaker: Edward Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University; Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute; Contributing Editor, City Journal
Introductory Remarks: Nathan Glazer, Professor of Sociology and Education, Emeritus, Harvard University
Welcoming Remarks: Lawrence J. Mone, President, Manhattan Institute
EVENT VIDEO

January 12, 2011 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: The Limits of Monetary Policy
Speaker: Richard W. Fisher, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Welcoming Remarks: Lawrence J. Mone, President, Manhattan Institute
Introductory Remarks: David Malpass, President, Encima Global LLC, Chairman, GrowPAC
EVENT VIDEO

January 6, 2011 | Washington D.C.
Manhattan Institute & e21's Forum
Topic: The Future of the Federal Budget
Speaker: Congressman Paul Ryan (R- WI)
Moderator: Paul Gigot, Editorial Page Editor, Wall Street Journal
Welcoming Remarks: William Kristol, Editor, The Weekly Standard
EVENT VIDEO

December 15, 2010 | New York City
The Urban Innovator Award
Honoring: Michelle Rhee, former Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools (2007-10), Founder & CEO, Students First
Introductory Remarks: Dr. Frank J. Macchiarola, Chancellor, St. Francis College EVENT VIDEO

November 30, 2010 | New York City
The Sixth Annual Hayek Lecture
Title: Money, Markets and Sovereignty
Introduction: James Grant, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer
Speakers: Benn Steil, Senior Fellow, Director of International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations; Manuel Hinds, Minister of Finance
EVENT VIDEO

November 17, 2010 | New York City
City Journal Conference
Topic: The Past, Present, and Future of the City
Welcoming Remarks: Brian Anderson, Editor, City Journal
Introductory Remarks: Stephen Goldsmith, Deputy Mayor, City of New York; Former Mayor, Indianapolis
Introduction: Lawrence Mone, President, Manhattan Institute
Speakers: Heather Mac Donald, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute; Contributing Editor, City Journal; Steven Malanga, Senior Editor, City Journal, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute, Author, Shakedown: The Continuing Conspiracy Against the American Taxpayer; Nicole Gelinas, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute; Contributing Editor, City Journal
Keynote: Michael Barone, Author, Almanac of American Politics
EVENT VIDEO [PART I], [PART II]

November 4, 2010 | New York City
Center for Civic Innovation 2010 Social Entrepreneurship Awards Dinner
Master of Ceremonies: Howard Husock, Director, Social Entrepreneurship Initiative, Manhattan Institute, Vice President, Programs, Manhattan Institute
Recipients: Reverend John P. Foley, S.J., Cristo Rey Network, Chicago, IL; Eric Greitens, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO; Scott Stimpfel, REEO, South Pasadena, CA; David Umansky, Civic Builders, New York, NY; Greg Zaff, SquashBusters, Roxbury Crossings, MA; Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman, Co-founders of The Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History, New York, NY
EVENT VIDEO

October 13, 2010 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Wriston Lecture
Topic: Let Judges Be Judges
Introduction: Paul E. Singer, Chairman, Manhattan Institute
Speaker: The Honorable Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
EVENT VIDEO

October 6, 2010 | New York City
Center for the American University Forum
Topic: Capitalism On Campus: What are Students Learning? What Should They Know?
Opening Remarks: James Piereson, Senior Fellow, CAU and Chairman, VERITAS Fund; Marilyn G. Fedak, Vice Chair, Alliance Bernstein LLP; Founder, The Marilyn G. Fedak Capitalism Project
Moderator: Howard Husock, Vice President Policy Research, Manhattan Institute
Panelists: William N. Butos, Professor of Economics, Trinity College; Daniel Klein, Professor of Economics, George Mason University; Jeffrey A. Miron, Professor of Economics and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Harvard University; Ryan Patrick Hanley, Professor of Political Science, Marquette University; Jerry Muller, Professor, Catholic University of America; Sandra Peart, Dean, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
Introduction: Peter M. Flanigan, Senior Advisor, UBS Warburg LLC; Founding Board Member, Veritas Fund for Higher Education Reform
Keynote: Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director, James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, Princeton University
EVENT VIDEO [PART I] [PART II] [PART III]

September 21, 2010 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: The Challenges Facing Cities and States Across the Nation Introductory Remark
Speakers: Hon. Haley Barbour, Governor, State of Mississippi
Welcoming Remarks: Lawrence J. Mone, President, Manhattan Institute
EVENT VIDEO

September 20, 2010 | Washington, DC
Center For Energy Policy And The Environment Forum
Topic: Overcoming Obstacles To A National Electricity Grid
Speakers: Peter Huber, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute; Gilbert Metcalf, Professor of Economics, Tufts University; Drew Thornley Author, Energy & the Enviornment: Myths & Facts; Ashley Brown, Executive Director, Harvard Electricity Policy Group; J. Mark Robinson, Principal, JMR Energy Infra, Inc.
Moderator: Howard Husock, Vice President, Policy Research, Manhattan Institute
Keynote: Susan Eisenhower, President, The Eisenhower Group, Inc., National Press Club
EVENT VIDEO [PART I] [PART II]

September 14, 2010 | New York City
Manhattan Institute Forum
Topic: Will Wall Street Help The Economy Or Hurt It? Financial Regulation and America's Future
Speakers: Nicole Gelinas, Searle Trust Fellow, Manhattan Institute; Matthew Bishop, New York Bureau Chief, The Economist; Roger Lowenstein Contributing Writer, New York Times Magazine
Moderator: James Copland, Director, Center for Legal Policy
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