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]

Early life and education

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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

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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

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  • The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment, Fascism, and the Future of Dissent (Bold Type Books, 2019) ISBN 9781568588643
  • How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood (Bold Type Books, 2017) ISBN 9781568589039

References

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  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.