P.E. Moskowitz

P.E. Moskowitz (born 1988 New York, N.Y.) is an American writer.[1][2][3][4] Moskowitz is the author of two books, including How to Kill a City (Bold Type Books, 2017). Their writing has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The New Republic, Wired, Slate, BuzzFeed, Splinter, and Vice, and they run Mental Hellth, a newsletter on psychology, psychiatry, and modern society.[5][6]

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.[7][8]

Work

Moskowitz's first book, How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood, was published in 2017 Bold Type Books.[9][10][11] The book surveys the systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York City.[12]

In 2019, they published their second book under Bold Type Books, The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment, Fascism, and the Future of Dissent. 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.[13] They were a 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows at The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.[14]

In 2020, Moskowitz began Mental Hellth, a newsletter dedicated to mental health, psychology, psychiatry, work, media, and modern society.

Publications
  • 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
  1. "P.E. Moskowitz – Insider". Business Insider. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. https://www.thenation.com/authors (August 19, 2019). "P.E. Moskowitz". The Nation. Retrieved May 23, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  3. "P.E. Moskowitz | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  4. "The Case Against Free Speech | Lecture Series | Iowa State University". www.lectures.iastate.edu. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  5. "In Conversation with P.E. MOSKOWITZ". KPFA. May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  6. Moskowitz, P. E. (March 23, 2022). "Breaking Off My Chemical Romance". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  7. "PE Moskowitz". Hachette Book Group. October 13, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  8. J-School, Newmark (March 8, 2019). "Alumni Newsletter, Winter 2019". Newmark J-School. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  9. White, Gillian B. (March 9, 2017). "The Steady Destruction of America's Cities". The Atlantic. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  10. HOW TO KILL A CITY | Kirkus Reviews.
  11. "HOW TO KILL A CITY by P.E. Moskowitz ★★★ | Kara.Reviews". kara.reviews. January 27, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  12. "Review: Peter Moskowitz discusses How to Kill a City – Urban Democracy Lab". October 16, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  13. "The Case Against Free Speech". www.akpress.org. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  14. "Nieman Foundation announces the 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows". Nieman Foundation. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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