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James Q. Wilson

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Zócalo Public Square

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Simon Sinek

Clarence Thomas

Andrew Klavan

Theodore Dalrymple

Shelby Steele

William Bratton

Charles Koch

Betsy DeVos

Heather Mac Donald

Bill de Blasio

Eric Adams

Corey Johnson

Thad Allen

Harold Brown

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Edward L. Glaeser discusses how the proliferation of unfair laws and regulations is walling off opportunity in America's greatest cities at the Manhattan Institute’s 2019 James Q. Wilson Lecture. We like to think of American cities as incubators of opportunity, and this has often been true—but today's successful city-dwellers are making it harder for others to follow their example. In this year's Wilson Lecture, Glaeser addresses the conflict between entrenched interests and newcomers in its economic, political, geographic, and generational dimensions. Video can be found at the Manhattan Institute website. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University (where he has taught since 1992), a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and the author of Triumph of the City.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/edward-l-glaeser_67" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Edward L. Glaeser</a> discusses how the proliferation of unfair laws and regulations is walling off opportunity in America's greatest cities at the Manhattan Institute’s 2019 <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/events/lecture-series/546" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">James Q. Wilson Lecture</a>. We like to think of American cities as incubators of opportunity, and this has often been true—but today's successful city-dwellers are making it harder for others to follow their example. In this year's Wilson Lecture, Glaeser addresses the conflict between entrenched interests and newcomers in its economic, political, geographic, and generational dimensions. Video can be found at the <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/2019-james-q-wilson-lecture" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Manhattan Institute website</a>. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University (where he has taught since 1992), a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2Qh2k9o" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Triumph of the City</a>.

The Entrenched vs. the Newcomers: 2019 James Q. Wilson Lecture

Edward L. Glaeser addresses the challenges of convincing skeptical millennials and younger Americans about the merits of capitalism in the Manhattan Institute's 2018 James Q. Wilson lecture. Young people in the United States are moving steadily to the left. A recent Harvard University poll found that 51 percent of Americans between ages 18 and 29 don't support capitalism. The trend is visible on the ground, too. Phenomena driven largely by millennials—such as Occupy Wall Street, the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, and, more recently, the wave of Democratic Socialist candidates for state and federal ofﬁce--are all signs of an intellectual shift among the young. Video of this lecture can be found at the Manhattan Institute website. Edward L. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University (where he has taught since 1992), a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a contributing editor of City Journal.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/edward-l-glaeser_67" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Edward L. Glaeser</a> addresses the challenges of convincing skeptical millennials and younger Americans about the merits of capitalism in the Manhattan Institute's 2018 <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/events/lecture-series/546" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">James Q. Wilson lecture</a>. Young people in the United States are moving steadily to the left. A recent Harvard University poll found that 51 percent of Americans between ages 18 and 29 don't support capitalism. The trend is visible on the ground, too. Phenomena driven largely by millennials—such as Occupy Wall Street, the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, and, more recently, the wave of Democratic Socialist candidates for state and federal ofﬁce--are all signs of an intellectual shift among the young. Video of this lecture can be found at the <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/capitalism-and-young-11371.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Manhattan Institute website</a>. Edward L. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University (where he has taught since 1992), a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a contributing editor of City Journal.

Capitalism and Millennials: The 2018 James Q. Wilson Lecture

James Q. Wilson left an indelible mark on American government and civil society. In this January 2013 panel discussion at the RAND Corporation, participants who knew Wilson discuss his legacy.

The Intellectual Life and Legacy of James Q. Wilson