Michael New (born November 10, 1975) is an American political scientist, a visiting associate professor at the Catholic University of America, and an associate scholar with the Charlotte Lozier Institute.
New’s research has centered on analyzing laws and policies related to abortion restrictions.Anti-abortion groups have cited New's research to argue for the effectiveness of various types of state level laws restricting abortion rights, including informed consent laws, parental involvement laws, and public funding restrictions.Page, Cristina "Pro-life Pretense", RH Reality Check, October 21, 2009, accessed January 6, 2011. New's research has also been used to validate Presidential platforms for and against abortion restrictions.Halloran, Liz "New Abortion Study Fuels Criticism of Obama and Praise of Palin", US News, September 19, 2008, accessed December 22, 2010. Anti-abortion groups have used his research to encourage Rudy Giuliani to support abortion restrictions, and to challenge claims by Howard Dean.Miller, David "Giuliani Tiptoes Around Abortion", CBS News, August 13, 2007, accessed December 22, 2010.McCormack, John , Weekly Standard, June 12, 2008, accessed December 22, 2010.
New's secondary research is on tax-limitation amendments, such as Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights. New's studies on tax limitation amendments have been used by both supporters of California's Proposition 13 and supporters of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights fiscal limit in Colorado.New, Michael "The Return of TABOR", The Washington Times, July 14, 2010, accessed December 22, 2010.
New is an adjunct scholar at the CATO Institute,New, Michael "Bailing Out the States", CATO Institute, January 14, 2009, accessed December 22, 2010. and is a fellow at the Witherspoon Institute. He has also worked for the anti-abortion group Americans United for Life and is a research associate at Reproductive Research Audit. His research has also been published by The Heritage Foundation and the Family Research Council.
New is also a regular commentator at National Review Online. New received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth and his doctorate in political science from Stanford.
Awards 2008 Witherspoon Fellowship
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Author: Michael New, National Review Online