P.E. Moskowitz Explained

P.E. Moskowitz (born 1988) 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]

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.

Publications

References

  1. Web site: May 23, 2023 . In Conversation with P.E. MOSKOWITZ . 2023-05-23 . KPFA . en-US.
  2. News: Moskowitz . P. E. . March 23, 2022 . Breaking Off My Chemical Romance . en-US . 2023-05-23 . 0027-8378.
  3. Web site: October 13, 2020 . PE Moskowitz . 2023-05-23 . Hachette Book Group . en-US.
  4. Web site: J-School . Newmark . March 8, 2019 . Alumni Newsletter, Winter 2019 . 2023-05-23 . Newmark J-School . en.
  5. Web site: White . Gillian B. . March 9, 2017 . The Steady Destruction of America’s Cities . 2023-05-23 . The Atlantic . en.
  6. Book: HOW TO KILL A CITY Kirkus Reviews . en.
  7. Web site: January 27, 2023 . HOW TO KILL A CITY by P.E. Moskowitz ★★★ Kara.Reviews . 2023-05-23 . kara.reviews . en.
  8. Web site: October 16, 2017 . Review: Peter Moskowitz discusses How to Kill a City – Urban Democracy Lab . 2023-05-23 . en-US.
  9. Web site: The Case Against Free Speech . 2023-05-23 . www.akpress.org . en.
  10. Web site: Nieman Foundation announces the 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows . 2023-05-23 . Nieman Foundation . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2022-01-10 . Five of the hottest Substack newsletters to subscribe to . 2023-12-17 . The Face . en-gb.

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