The Manhattan Institute works to keep America and its great cities prosperous, safe, and free.

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We work to improve the quality of life in America's great cities by fostering competition, entrepreneurship, and fiscal responsibility at the state and local level.

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Metropolitan Majority

Speaking up for the multiethnic mainstream in America’s metros.

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