Author

Kay Hymowitz

Kay Hymowitz is the William E. Simon Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

34 articles by Kay Hymowitz

Borough of Dreamers

by Kay Hymowitz

Review of 'Brooklyn: The Once and Future City' by Thomas Campanella

Deplorables for Dummies

by Kay Hymowitz

Review of 'White Working Class' By Joan C. Williams

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Battle Hymn of the Culture Warrior

by Kay Hymowitz

The Triple Package, by Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld

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Optimistic or Pessimistic About America: Kay S. Hymowitz

by Kay Hymowitz

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Anthony Weiner and the National Adultery Ritual

by Kay Hymowitz

Against all odds, America still demands male marital fidelity.

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Cogs in the Machine

by Kay Hymowitz

A review of David Brooks's "The Social Animal"

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The Dumbest Generation by Mark Bauerlein

by Kay Hymowitz

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The Sixties Unplugged by Gerard J. DeGroot

by Kay Hymowitz

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The Freedom Fetishists Strike Back

by Kay Hymowitz

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Freedom Fetishists

by Kay Hymowitz

Libertarians are in an optimistic mood these days, for reasons not altogether creditable.

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Murder In Amsterdam by Ian Buruma

by Kay Hymowitz

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The Mind Has Mountains by Paul R. McHugh

by Kay Hymowitz