Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to New York Post: Innovation Nation - From the Airplane to the Lightbulb - Big, Bright Ideas Have Always Thrived in the Land of the Free
July 01, 2026
July 01, 2026
NEW YORK, July 1 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 30, 2026, by senior fellow James B. Meigs to the New York Post:
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Innovation Nation: From the Airplane to the Lightbulb -- Big, Bright Ideas Have Always Thrived in the Land of the Free
On July 31, 1790, President George Washington affixed his elegant signature to a single piece of parchment. The short document credited Samuel Hopkins of Philadelphia with ha . . .
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Innovation Nation: From the Airplane to the Lightbulb -- Big, Bright Ideas Have Always Thrived in the Land of the Free
On July 31, 1790, President George Washington affixed his elegant signature to a single piece of parchment. The short document credited Samuel Hopkins of Philadelphia with ha . . .