MANHATTAN INSTITUTE
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The 'Manhattan Institute for Policy Research' is a self-described "''free market think tank''" established in New York City in 1978, with its headquarters on Vanderbilt Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. They describe their mission as to "''develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility.''" The Institute, known for its advocacy of free market-based solutions to policy problems, supports and publicizes research on taxes, welfare, crime, the legal system, urban life, race, education and immigration among others.Their message is communicated through books, articles, interviews, speeches, op-ed’s and through the institute's quarterly publication ''City Journal'', targeted at policymakers, politicians, scholars and journalists.
For example, Benjamin Zycher, Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute's Center for Medical Progress, opposes allowing the federal government to negotiate prices in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, and argues that patients and their doctors should make their own decisions to choose drugs like Vioxx, rather than having the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decide on the basis of "bureaucratized ... scientific study."[1]
The Manhattan Instititute issued a report by Frank Lichtenberg, a business professor at Columbia University, on the adverse effects of drug price negotiating in the Veterans Administration. Lichtenberg said that the VA National Formulary excludes many new drugs. Only 38% of drugs approved in the 1990s and 19% of the drugs approved since 2000 are on the formulary. He also argues that the life expectancy of veterans "may have declined" as a result.[2]
However, Lichtenberg has not published these results in the peer-reviewed medical literature.[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=Lichtenberg+F[au]]
Paul Krugman came to the opposite conclusion, by comparing patients in the Medicare Advantage plans, which are administered by private contractors with a subsidy of 11% over traditional Medicare, to the VA system. Mortality rates in Medicare Advantage plans are 40% higher than mortality of elderly veterans treated by the V.A., said Krugman, citing the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission[3]
The Institute was influential with New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani during his tenure, providing many of the ideas and direction for New York City's policies in the 1990s.
The Manhattan Institute continues to shape the American political landscape through market oriented policies that as the ''New York Times'' said in May of 1997, "turn intellect into influence."
The Manhattan Institute received $19,470,416 in grants from 1985-2005, from foundations such as the Koch Family Foundations, the John M. Olin Foundation, Inc., the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Scaife Foundations, and the Smith Richardson Foundation. [4] The Manhattan Institute does not disclose its corporate funding, but the Capital Research Center listed its contributors as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Exxon Mobil, Chase Manhattan, Cigna, Sprint, Reliant Energy, Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, and Merill Lynch. [5]
People affiliated with the Manhattan Institute include:
★ Lawrence Mone, president
★ Brian C. Anderson, senior editor for ''City Journal''
★ David Asman, former official, now anchor for FOX News Channel
★ Herman Badillo, senior fellow
★ J. Michael Barrett, senior fellow, Center for Policing Terrorism
★ Timothy Connors, director, Center for Policing Terrorism
★ James R. Copland, director, Center for Legal Policy
★ Theodore Dalrymple, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ R.P. Eddy, senior fellow, Center for Policing Terrorism
★ Reverend Dr. Floyd H. Flake, adjunct fellow Center for Civic Innovation
★ Nicole Gelinas, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Edward Glaeser, senior fellow
★ David Gratzer [http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/gratzer.htm [web page]], senior fellow, Center for Medical Progress
★ Jay P. Greene, senior fellow, Center for Civic Innovation
★ Regina Herzlinger, senior fellow, Center for Medical Progress
★ Peter W. Huber, senior fellow, Center for Legal Policy
★ Howard Husock, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Kay S. Hymowitz, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Tamar Jacoby, senior fellow
★ Stefan Kanfer, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ George L. Kelling, senior fellow, Center for Civic Innovation
★ Heather Mac Donald, senior fellow and contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Myron Magnet, editor, ''City Journal''
★ Steven Malanga, senior fellow and contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Edmund J. McMahon, senior fellow, Center for Civic Innovation
★ John McWhorter, senior fellow
★ Walter K. Olson, senior fellow, Center for Legal Policy
★ James Piereson, senior fellow, director, Center for the American University
★ Peter Salins, senior fellow, Center for Civic Innovation
★ Max Schulz, senior fellow
★ Sol Stern, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ William J. Stern, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Abigail Thernstrom, senior fellow
★ Stephan Thernstrom, senior fellow
★ Julia Vitullo-Martin, senior fellow, director, Center for Rethinking Development
★ Benjamin Zycher, senior fellow, Center for Medical Progress
Notable members of the board of trustees [3] include: William Kristol, ''The Weekly Standard''; Peggy Noonan, of ''The Wall Street Journal'';Robert Rosenkranz, CEO, Delphi Financial Group, Inc; and Andrew Saul, Chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
★ September 7, 2007 - hired former ''New York Times'' reporter Judith Miller.[4]
1. One-Size-Fits-All Rules Will Hurt Drug Quality, Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2007
2. [1]Older Drugs, Shorter Lives?: An Examination of the Health Effects of the Veterans Health Administration Formulary
3. [2]Health Policy Malpractice, Paul Krugman, New York Times, September 4, 2006.
4. [URL:http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=198]
5. [URL:http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Manhattan_Institute]
★ Official site
★ Conservatives plant a seed in NYC ''Boston Sunday Globe'', Sunday February 22, 1998
★ [5]''New York Times'', Monday May 12,1997
For example, Benjamin Zycher, Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute's Center for Medical Progress, opposes allowing the federal government to negotiate prices in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, and argues that patients and their doctors should make their own decisions to choose drugs like Vioxx, rather than having the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decide on the basis of "bureaucratized ... scientific study."[1]
The Manhattan Instititute issued a report by Frank Lichtenberg, a business professor at Columbia University, on the adverse effects of drug price negotiating in the Veterans Administration. Lichtenberg said that the VA National Formulary excludes many new drugs. Only 38% of drugs approved in the 1990s and 19% of the drugs approved since 2000 are on the formulary. He also argues that the life expectancy of veterans "may have declined" as a result.[2]
However, Lichtenberg has not published these results in the peer-reviewed medical literature.[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=Lichtenberg+F[au]]
Paul Krugman came to the opposite conclusion, by comparing patients in the Medicare Advantage plans, which are administered by private contractors with a subsidy of 11% over traditional Medicare, to the VA system. Mortality rates in Medicare Advantage plans are 40% higher than mortality of elderly veterans treated by the V.A., said Krugman, citing the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission[3]
The Institute was influential with New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani during his tenure, providing many of the ideas and direction for New York City's policies in the 1990s.
The Manhattan Institute continues to shape the American political landscape through market oriented policies that as the ''New York Times'' said in May of 1997, "turn intellect into influence."
The Manhattan Institute received $19,470,416 in grants from 1985-2005, from foundations such as the Koch Family Foundations, the John M. Olin Foundation, Inc., the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Scaife Foundations, and the Smith Richardson Foundation. [4] The Manhattan Institute does not disclose its corporate funding, but the Capital Research Center listed its contributors as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Exxon Mobil, Chase Manhattan, Cigna, Sprint, Reliant Energy, Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, and Merill Lynch. [5]
People affiliated with the Manhattan Institute include:
★ Lawrence Mone, president
★ Brian C. Anderson, senior editor for ''City Journal''
★ David Asman, former official, now anchor for FOX News Channel
★ Herman Badillo, senior fellow
★ J. Michael Barrett, senior fellow, Center for Policing Terrorism
★ Timothy Connors, director, Center for Policing Terrorism
★ James R. Copland, director, Center for Legal Policy
★ Theodore Dalrymple, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ R.P. Eddy, senior fellow, Center for Policing Terrorism
★ Reverend Dr. Floyd H. Flake, adjunct fellow Center for Civic Innovation
★ Nicole Gelinas, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Edward Glaeser, senior fellow
★ David Gratzer [http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/gratzer.htm [web page]], senior fellow, Center for Medical Progress
★ Jay P. Greene, senior fellow, Center for Civic Innovation
★ Regina Herzlinger, senior fellow, Center for Medical Progress
★ Peter W. Huber, senior fellow, Center for Legal Policy
★ Howard Husock, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Kay S. Hymowitz, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Tamar Jacoby, senior fellow
★ Stefan Kanfer, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ George L. Kelling, senior fellow, Center for Civic Innovation
★ Heather Mac Donald, senior fellow and contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Myron Magnet, editor, ''City Journal''
★ Steven Malanga, senior fellow and contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Edmund J. McMahon, senior fellow, Center for Civic Innovation
★ John McWhorter, senior fellow
★ Walter K. Olson, senior fellow, Center for Legal Policy
★ James Piereson, senior fellow, director, Center for the American University
★ Peter Salins, senior fellow, Center for Civic Innovation
★ Max Schulz, senior fellow
★ Sol Stern, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ William J. Stern, contributing editor, ''City Journal''
★ Abigail Thernstrom, senior fellow
★ Stephan Thernstrom, senior fellow
★ Julia Vitullo-Martin, senior fellow, director, Center for Rethinking Development
★ Benjamin Zycher, senior fellow, Center for Medical Progress
Notable members of the board of trustees [3] include: William Kristol, ''The Weekly Standard''; Peggy Noonan, of ''The Wall Street Journal'';Robert Rosenkranz, CEO, Delphi Financial Group, Inc; and Andrew Saul, Chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
| Contents |
| Timeline |
| References |
| External links |
Timeline
★ September 7, 2007 - hired former ''New York Times'' reporter Judith Miller.[4]
References
1. One-Size-Fits-All Rules Will Hurt Drug Quality, Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2007
2. [1]Older Drugs, Shorter Lives?: An Examination of the Health Effects of the Veterans Health Administration Formulary
3. [2]Health Policy Malpractice, Paul Krugman, New York Times, September 4, 2006.
4. [URL:http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=198]
5. [URL:http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Manhattan_Institute]
External links
★ Official site
★ Conservatives plant a seed in NYC ''Boston Sunday Globe'', Sunday February 22, 1998
★ [5]''New York Times'', Monday May 12,1997
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