With the new year approaching, we take a look back at some of the most popular articles published at City Journal and the Manhattan Institute in 2020.
Top 10 — City Journal articles (in no particular order):
Anarchy in Seattle, by Chris Rufo (June 10, 2020)
“The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone has set a dangerous precedent: armed left-wing activists have asserted their dominance of the streets and established an alternative political authority…”
Stories and Data, by Coleman Hughes (June 14, 2020)
“If the challenge for the Left is to accept that the real problem with the police is not racism, the challenge for the Right is to accept that there are real problems with the police.”
Darkness Falls, by Heather Mac Donald (May 31, 2020)
“Savagery is spreading with lightning speed across the United States, with murderous assaults on police officers and civilians and the ecstatic annihilation of businesses and symbols of the state.”
America’s Havana, by Michael Gibson, Spring 2020 Issue
“San Francisco is a city overwhelmed by its own stupidity, but painful adjustments are coming. … Tech companies are reconsidering the importance of being in San Francisco.”
I Must Object, by Glenn Loury, Summer 2020 Issue
“Why must this university’s senior administration declare … that they unanimously—without any subtle differences of emphasis or nuance—interpret contentious current events through a single lens?”
The Nonconformist, by Coleman Hughes, Summer 2020 Issue
“Over a lifetime of scholarship and public engagement, economist Thomas Sowell has illuminated controversial topics such as race, poverty, and culture.”
Cult Programming in Seattle, by Chris Rufo (July 8, 2020)
“The new racial orthodoxy has seen exponential growth in the past few years and has proved extremely difficult for local governments and elite institutions to resist.”
Unjust Deserts, by Steve Malanga (January 3, 2020)
“Combatting the ill effects of a bad diet involves educating people to change their eating habits. That’s a more complicated project than banning dollar stores.”
You, Xi, by Guy Sorman (March 20, 2020)
“[I]t is high time to denounce the threat posed by Xi and the Communist Party…”
What Happened to Howard Stern?, by Bruce Bawer (January 5, 2020)
“Once an irreverent voice of the common man and a proud outsider, the longtime shock jock has become an obsequious insider.”
Top 2 — Manhattan Institute posts
Mines, Minerals, and "Green" Energy: A Reality Check, by Mark Mills (MI Report, July 2020)
The Myth of Systemic Police Racism, by Heather Mac Donald (WSJ, June 2020)
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