Manhattan Institute

Executive Summary

Even if most policymakers and members of the public instinctively understand the wisdom of President Kennedy’s words, tax rates are set to go way up, not down, next year because of the scheduled ex

With fiscal stimulus off the table in a divided Congress, the uncertainty of tax hikes next year, and burdensome regulations discouraging investment, the economy faces substantial uncertainty

Public school teachers in the United States are famously difficult to dismiss: after three years, most receive tenure—after a brief, subjective evaluation process where nearly none receive negative

For two decades, the domestic wind-energy sector has enjoyed a lucrative subsidy known as the production tax credit (PTC).

In 1980, Massachusetts capped local property tax growth at 2.5 percent each year.

Public-sector unions are vastly different than other interest groups because of laws granting them unique access to political privilege and money, writes Daniel DiSalvo in a report for the Manhatta

Directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing have unlocked vast new reserves of natural gas in the United States.

Directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing have unlocked vast new reserves of natural gas in the United States.