P.E. Moskowitz

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P.E. Moskowitz (born 1988[ citation needed ]) is an American writer. Moskowitz has written two books: How to Kill a City (2017) and The Case Against Free Speech (2019). They run Mental Hellth, a newsletter on psychology, psychiatry, and modern society. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Moskowitz was born and raised in New York City. Moskowitz graduated from Hampshire College and CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in 2012. [3] [4]

Work

Moskowitz's first book, How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood, was published in 2017 by Bold Type Books. [5] [6] [7] The book surveys the systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York City. [8]

In 2019, they released their second book, The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment, Fascism, and the Future of Dissent, also published by Bold Type. The book argues that the United States' freedom of speech is a "dialectical smokescreen" used by those in power in the country's two-party system. [9]

They were a 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow at Harvard University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism. [10]

In 2020, Moskowitz began Mental Hellth, a newsletter dedicated to mental health, psychology, psychiatry, work, media, and modern society. The newsletter is hosted on Substack. [11]

They have written for various media publications including The Guardian, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Wired, Slate, and Vice.

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References

  1. "In Conversation with P.E. MOSKOWITZ". KPFA. May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. Moskowitz, P. E. (March 23, 2022). "Breaking Off My Chemical Romance". ISSN   0027-8378 . Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. "PE Moskowitz". Hachette Book Group. October 13, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  4. J-School, Newmark (March 8, 2019). "Alumni Newsletter, Winter 2019". Newmark J-School. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  5. White, Gillian B. (March 9, 2017). "The Steady Destruction of America's Cities". The Atlantic. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  6. HOW TO KILL A CITY | Kirkus Reviews.
  7. "HOW TO KILL A CITY by P.E. Moskowitz ★★★ | Kara.Reviews". kara.reviews. January 27, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  8. "Review: Peter Moskowitz discusses How to Kill a City – Urban Democracy Lab". October 16, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  9. "The Case Against Free Speech". www.akpress.org. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  10. "Nieman Foundation announces the 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows". Nieman Foundation. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  11. "Five of the hottest Substack newsletters to subscribe to". The Face. January 10, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2023.