Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research is an influential conservative think tank based in New York, and established in 1978. Their self-described mission is to "develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility." The Institute publishes the quarterly publication, City Journal which has a circulation of roughly 10,000, targeted at policymakers, politicians, scholars and journalists. The Institute was influential with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani during his tenure as mayor of New York City, providing many of the ideas and direction towards New York City's policies in the 1990s. People affiliated with the Manhattan Institute include: Lawrence Mone, president Myron Magnet, editor City Journal Notable members of the board of trustees include: William Kristol, The Weekly Standard; Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street Journal; Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek International; Robert Rosenkranz, CEO, Delphi Financial Group, Inc. Further reading Conservatives plant a seed in NYC, Boston Sunday Globe, Sunday February 22, 1998 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.