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Michael J. Totten The Friend of My Enemy Is My Enemy Ordinary Syrians are confused by American hesitation to remove Bashar al-Assad. Syria’s blood-soaked tyrant, Bashar al-Assad, is finally right about something. He recently told an Argentine newspaper that he doubts the joint Russian-American peace initiative will stop the bloodshed in his country. Of course it won’t. . . . KEEP READING

A quarterly magazine of urban affairs, published by the Manhattan Institute, edited by Brian C. Anderson. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get online updates: Search the website:	James Panero A New Moral Treatment Humane institutionalization can help the mentally ill and protect society. Ethan Epstein One Tough Nutter Philadelphia’s Democratic mayor has cracked down on crime, reformed the city’s finances, and spoken frankly about black family breakdown. Guy Sorman Big Philanthropy Superrich donors are making Dallas a twenty-first-century city. Heather Mac Donald Multiculti U. The budget-strapped University of California squanders millions on mindless diversity programs. Steven Malanga Rise of the Republican Governors A new liberal era? Not according to these reformers. PODCAST: Steven Malanga discusses this story Nicole Gelinas The British Evasion David Cameron pledged to shrink the government; instead, he raised taxes and strangled economic recovery. PODCAST: Nicole Gelinas discusses this story Photographs by Harvey Wang After Sandy New York is still recovering from the devastating storm. Adam White The Signal and the Silence When is prediction useful—and when is it dangerous? Coming Soon Laura Vanderkam Journey Through the Checkout Racks Comparing women’s magazines, then and now, shows how much America has changed. Allan Greenberg With Meaning for All The Lincoln Memorial in American consciousness Myron Magnet Can We Still Build Real Architecture? Two recent Manhattan buildings say, “Yes!” Stefan Kanfer Where There’s a Will William Erwin Eisner, the father of the graphic novel Charles Upton Sahm Cutting to the Core New York makes encouraging moves toward content-rich education. Steven Malanga Deep in the Debt of Texas Local liabilities threaten the state’s fiscal reputation. Gabriel Schoenfeld Raising Bayonne A strangling bridge is being modernized just in time. Brandon Fuller and Sean Rust Make Immigration Reform Local The case for regional visas Theodore Dalrymple Moody’s Doesn’t Rate The obvious fragility of British credit Benjamin A. Plotinsky Readiness Is All The perils of inaction, at sea and on the subway Bert Stratton Renting the American Dream Immigrants on the road to success in Cleveland

Steven Greenhut A Man, a Plan . . . a Tunnel? Jerry Brown goes big on water.

Stephen Eide The Deal of a Lifetime Tishman Speyer’s debt-financed purchase of Stuyvesant Town looked perfect in 2006, but history intervened. 31 May 2013 Matthew Hennessey Little Platoons Rod Dreher’s homage to his sister raises profound questions about family and modern life. 24 May 2013 More . . .	Claire Berlinski Erdoğan Over the Edge The Turkish prime minister may have miscalculated with his brutal crackdown. 3 June 2013 Nicole Gelinas Bike Share’s Promise and Peril New York can learn from Paris’s successes as well as its tragedies. 30 May 2013 More . . .
Stefan Kanfer City Lights New York’s long literary line Autumn 2010 KEEP READING
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Ben Boychuk reads Smile and Be a Villain 19 May 2013 Steven Malanga discusses Rise of the Republican Governors 10 May 2013 More . . .
Heather Mac Donald in Wall Street Journal \| Multiculti U. Ben Boychuk in The Sacramento Bee \| Viewpoints: Gov. Jerry Brown as philosopher-king? Really? Theodore Dalrymple cited in Real Clear World \| Woolwich: Underclass Meets Islam Nicole Gelinas cited in Wall Street Journal \| Opinion: Death by Bicycle Steven Malanga in Wall Street Journal \| The Many Ways That Cities Cook Their Bond Books More . . .
Brian C. Anderson In Prospect Oh, to be in England Theodore Dalrymple The Discriminating Philistine Banksy’s wit and talent don’t excuse his vandalism and juvenility. Letters Contributors Diarist Ben Boychuk Smile and Be a Villain PODCAST: Ben Boychuk reads this story