Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
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Nov 9, 2026
Ilya ShapiroSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But if the idea is that certain types of law are just themselves illegitimate or certain institutions or certain kinds of actors are just so bad that they need to be blocked from the legal Overton window, if you will, the permissible range of activities, well, then again, then you get to a ruled by commissars and their secret police who are enforcing ideological orthodoxy rather than going after actual criminals or actual wrongdoers who have imposed costs on individuals.
Joy PullmannHOST
That's Ilya Shapiro, the director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute and a longtime Federalist contributor.
Joy PullmannHOST
Throughout this episode, we'll draw from his excellent 2025 book, Lawless, and an interview I did with him about it, as well as, of course, interviews with other America-loving illegal observers.
Joy PullmannHOST
But first, let's introduce today's topic, legal education and the career pipeline.
Devon KurtzGUEST
So the first half of my time working at Cicero, I was much more focused on prisons and probation and parole and these real criminal justice levers.
Devon KurtzGUEST
And it was only in 2022, my colleague Judge Glock, who now leads research at the Manhattan Institute, He had built our early homelessness work.
Devon KurtzGUEST
And a lot of that grew out of not so much just the crisis in San Francisco.
Devon KurtzGUEST
That was part of it.
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Devon KurtzGUEST
Mayor of San Francisco, of all people, is now putting out policy documents that align with us.
Devon KurtzGUEST
So, I mean, it isn't, it is now a broader movement.
Devon KurtzGUEST
I mean, Manhattan Institute is also putting out great stuff.
Devon KurtzGUEST
So I'm always happy to have more people read us, but it's also, you can find us and our ideas in much broader places than you could even a year ago.
Ilya ShapiroSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But if the idea is that certain types of law are just themselves illegitimate or certain institutions or certain kinds of actors are just so bad that they need to be blocked from the legal Overton window, if you will, the permissible range of activities, well, then again, then you get to a ruled by commissars and their secret police who are enforcing ideological orthodoxy rather than going after actual criminals or actual wrongdoers who have imposed costs on individuals.
Joy PullmannHOST
That's Ilya Shapiro, the director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute and a longtime Federalist contributor.
Joy PullmannHOST
Throughout this episode, we'll draw from his excellent 2025 book, Lawless, and an interview I did with him about it, as well as, of course, interviews with other America-loving illegal observers.
Joy PullmannHOST
But first, let's introduce today's topic, legal education and the career pipeline.
Gianna VolpeHOST
than when the financial plan was approved in May.
Gianna VolpeHOST
But Ken Girardin, a research fellow at the Manhattan Institute, warned tax revenues could dry up if the stock market goes deep into bear territory, as it did during the Great Recession of 2008 and during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020.
Gianna VolpeHOST
New York's budget is more reliant than ever on Wall Street revenues, with the state's top 10.9%.
Gianna VolpeHOST
percent income tax rates on high earners and capital gains taxes, he said.
John CatsimatidisHOST
And Jesse Arms.
John CatsimatidisHOST
from the Manhattan Institute.
John CatsimatidisHOST
And we're going to start with the real estate report with Michael Stoler.
Michael StolerHOST
Good morning.
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Jay JacobsGUEST
Thanks.
Jay JacobsGUEST
Bye-bye now.
John CatsimatidisHOST
With us today is Jesse Arm, and he's the Vice President of External Affairs for the Manhattan Institute.
John CatsimatidisHOST
Well, Jesse Arm, a lot of things happened this week in the last five days.
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And hey, a good playlist doesn't hurt either.
John CatsimatidisHOST
Well, with us today is Jesse Arm, and he's the Vice President of External Affairs for the Manhattan Institute.
John CatsimatidisHOST
And a lot of, well, Jesse Arm, a lot of things happened this week in the last five days.
John CatsimatidisHOST
And how is it going to affect New York? How is it going to affect the country? Can you give us the pulse of how you see things?
Edwin VieiraHOST
Rebecca Balin, Executive Director of New Yorkers United for Child Care and Advocacy Group, praised Hochul for, quote, acknowledging publicly for the first time that new revenue may be necessary to fund universal childcare, adding, now we need to turn those words into action.
Edwin VieiraHOST
Ken Girardin is a fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute who was a bit more dubious.
Edwin VieiraHOST
He said the need for new taxes just isn't there.
Edwin VieiraHOST
New York State is swimming in cash, partly because the economy is doing better than expected and partly because Albany raised taxes needlessly in 2021, Girardin said.
Marty BentHOST
Again, it's a shame we're in the Iran war, because to your point, I think Scott Besson is extremely competent and I think he stepped up to the plate.
Marty BentHOST
I mean, the famous Manhattan Institute interview that he did in July 24 leading up to the election saying, hey, I think there's going to be a grand global or monetary reordering, and I want to be next to the president while this is going on.
Marty BentHOST
And to your point, I think the Iran war threw a wrench in that to think where we could be to protect America from this monetary reordering or set us up for success.
Marty BentHOST
If it is happening, what is the opportunity cost of time and capital that has been dedicated to the Iran war? I guess the last question is, let's run through the two scenarios.
Eli Canton NantelHOST
I just interviewed Heather McDonald.
Eli Canton NantelHOST
She is the Thomas W. Smith Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor to City Journal, and the author of multiple books, including When Race Trumps Merit, which is a book on DEI that I read.
Eli Canton NantelHOST
and that I highly recommend that
Heather Mac DonaldGUEST
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SagnikHOST
Jesse's great.
SagnikHOST
He's a pole He has the pulse on the ground, and he's also the VP of Manhattan Institute, a right-leaning think tank right in the heart of New York City.
SagnikHOST
They do a lot of good stuff.
SagnikHOST
Anywho, we sat down to talk about MAGA or whatever's remaining of MAGA, what comes next, what went wrong, all of the above.
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