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A quarterly magazine of urban affairs, published by the Manhattan Institute, edited by Brian C. Anderson.
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 The key to increasing upward mobility is expanding vocabulary.
 The federal government’s relentless expansion has made Washington, D.C., America’s real Second City.
  The legal war on the war on crime
 How William Bratton’s police force drove crime down—and won over Los Angeles’s minorities
 Conservative policies have greatly benefited urbanites. Why won’t Republicans seek their votes?
 CalPERS’s corruption, insider dealing, and politicized investments have overwhelmed taxpayers with debt.
 How this surprising political form became the framework of Western civilization
 What worked, what didn’t, and what the city should do when future storms threaten
 Things we know and things we don’t
 The data show that the Lone Star State’s prosperity is no mirage.
 An exuberantly corrupt city thrives on disharmony.
  Mario Vargas Llosa’s writing defends liberty and reason, even as it remains fascinated by fanaticism and violence.
 George Herriman brought brilliant farce and artistic whimsy to the funny pages.
 Some environmentalists see atomic energy as the answer to global warming.
A White House program blurs the line between government action and private charity.
Decentralization done wrong
It’s time to repeal the Jones Act.
Saving California’s schools will take more than a tax hike.
 Oh, to be in England
 The novelist explores the tensions of living in a multicultural city.
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