Is the Rent Too Damn High?
MI senior fellows Eric Kober and Michael Hendrix discuss the housing market in New York City. They're joined by Rebecca Baird-Remba of Commercial Observer and David Schleicher of Yale Law School....
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 8 min
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Washington's Dizzying Two Weeks
Fiscal-policy expert and MI senior fellow Brian Riedl joins Brian Anderson to discuss Joe Manchin's reconciliation deal on climate change, health care, and taxes; new subsidies for the semiconductor industry; and the future of federal policymaking in an inflationary environment.
Aug 04, 2022•21 min
What We Know about the Crime Spike
Rafael A. Mangual and Peter Moskos discuss the causes of the post-2020 crime spike, how violence affects everything from quality of life to childhood education, and the distance between theory and practice in the criminal-justice world. Mangual's new book, Criminal (In)Justice: What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts Most , is out now....
Jul 27, 2022•46 min
Metapolitics
Oliver Traldi joins Theodore Kupfer to discuss the role of expertise in American life, the origins and future of wokeness, and the sources of political belief.
Jul 20, 2022•45 min
Is an Energy Crisis Imminent?
Former Popular Mechanics editor and new Manhattan Institute senior fellow James B. Meigs joins Brian Anderson to discuss the state of the global energy economy, the technological innovations that could make energy use more efficient, and the bad policies that contributed to the current crunch.
Jul 14, 2022•18 min
Betsy DeVos on Education Freedom
Former secretary of education Betsy DeVos joins Reihan Salam to discuss the case for school choice, the curriculum wars, and the need for educational transparency.
Jul 06, 2022•34 min
Understanding SCOTUS's New York Gun-Control Ruling
Nicole Gelinas , Rafael A. Mangual , and Robert VerBruggen join Brian Anderson to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling in NYSRPA v. Bruen , including its possible effects on public safety in New York City, the implications of its legal reasoning, and the likely response by city and state lawmakers....
Jun 30, 2022•35 min
Zoning Out Growth
Urban planner and Mercatus Center scholar M. Nolan Gray joins Brian Anderson to discuss municipal zoning's past, present, and future. His new book, Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It , is out now.
Jun 23, 2022•17 min
Explaining Western Success
Harvard professor and human evolutionary biologist Joseph Henrich discusses the psychological, cultural, and institutional roots of Western development. His latest book, The WEIRDest People In the World , received the Manhattan Institute's 2022 Hayek book prize.
Jun 16, 2022•28 min
A Turning Point for San Francisco?
San Francisco–based journalist Erica Sandberg joins Brian Anderson to discuss the Chesa Boudin recall election, the broad-based coalition of voters who ousted the district attorney, and whether this week marks a mere blip for the city or the beginning of a new era.
Jun 09, 2022•15 min
A History of Homelessness
MI senior fellow Stephen Eide joins Brian Anderson to discuss the meaning of homelessness, how the concept has evolved over the course of U.S. history, and the public-policy roots of the nation's current homelessness crisis.
Jun 01, 2022•21 min
Policing in the Information Age
On this week's special episode, communications consultant Yael Bar Tur, police chief Art Acevedo , and Secret Service communications chief Anthony Guglielmi joined Rafael A. Mangual to discuss law enforcement in the time of the Internet....
May 25, 2022•42 min
Recovering Statesmanship
Professor Daniel J. Mahoney joins Brian Anderson to discuss history's great statesmen, the classical and Christian underpinnings of their virtues, and attempts to write certain figures out of history. His new book, The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage, and Moderation , is out now....
May 18, 2022•32 min
Sizing Up America's Prosecutors
Former prosecutor and new Manhattan Institute adjunct fellow Thomas Hogan joins Brian Anderson to discuss America's best—and worst—district attorneys, the Chesa Boudin recall campaign, and the future of "progressive prosecution" in the United States.
May 12, 2022•19 min
Impediments to Gotham's Quality of Life
Nicole Gelinas joins Brian Anderson to discuss the consequences of inflation in New York City and the impact of rising subway crime.
May 05, 2022•18 min
Musk's Twitter Takeover
TechFreedom Internet policy counsel Corbin K. Barthold joins Brian Anderson to discuss Elon Musk's successful bid for Twitter and its implications for free speech, tech regulation, and the Internet.
Apr 27, 2022•20 min
A Microcosm of New York's Public-Safety Woes
Former NYPD intelligence analyst and Manhattan Institute director of policing and public safety Hannah Meyers joins Brian Anderson to discuss last week's subway attack in New York City, the intersection of homelessness, transit crime, and mental illness, and Eric Adams's efforts to bring down crime in Gotham.
Apr 21, 2022•23 min
Pennsylvania's Future
RealClearPennsylvania editor Charles McElwee joins Theodore Kupfer to discuss economic development in the Lehigh Valley, the political trajectory of the Keystone State, and the race to fill retiring senator Pat Toomey's seat.
Apr 13, 2022•19 min
The Future of Education Reform in New York City
New MI adjunct fellows Kathleen Porter-Magee and Wai Wah Chin join Brian Anderson to discuss the New York City education system, the reforms an Eric Adams administration could make, and the continuing need for choice, pluralism, and merit.
Apr 06, 2022•24 min
Making Sense of Markets
Wall Street Journal deputy editorial features editor Matthew Hennessey joins Brian Anderson to discuss economics for non-economists and the enduring wisdom of Adam Smith. His new book, Visible Hand: A Wealth of Notions on the Miracle of the Market , is out now....
Mar 30, 2022•19 min
Puncturing Myths about the U.S. Welfare State
MI senior fellow Chris Pope joins Brian Anderson to discuss the surprising generosity of the U.S. welfare state, the reasons health care costs so much in America, and the prospects of the Biden administration's policy agenda.
Mar 23, 2022•23 min
Will Miami Transform America—Or America Miami?
Writers Oliver Wiseman and Alex Perez join Theodore Kupfer to discuss the cultural geography of Miami, how the city became an economic magnet for disaffected urbanites during the pandemic, and whether Miami will pave the way for a politically competitive urban future or become a victim of its own success....
Mar 15, 2022•32 min
The Gender-Identity Debate
New MI adjunct fellow Leor Sapir joins Brian Anderson to discuss the national debate over gender identity, the contradictions at the heart of maximalist transgender activism, and the reasons that America remains an outlier on the subject.
Mar 11, 2022•23 min
Filling a Vacuum
First Things editor Mark Bauerlein joins Brian Anderson to discuss the woes of Millennials and Zoomers, the technological roots of social dysfunction, and the elusive search for meaning in the twenty-first century. His newest book, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up , is out now....
Mar 04, 2022•25 min
Can New York Turn the Page on Homelessness?
Manhattan Institute senior fellow Stephen Eide joins Brian Anderson to discuss new plans from Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul to combat homelessness and mental-health problems in New York.
Feb 24, 2022•25 min
An Overlooked Boom
MI senior fellow and Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley joins Brian Anderson to discuss black economic progress before the pandemic and the free-market policies that contributed to it. His new book, The Black Boom , is out now.
Feb 16, 2022•22 min
The Future of the Culture War
Political scientist and MI adjunct fellow Eric Kaufmann joins Brian Anderson to discuss his new report on U.S. cultural conflicts, the emergence of "cultural socialism," and the future of free expression in an increasingly divided country.
Feb 11, 2022•24 min
Saving Prosecution from the Prosecutors
In this week's special episode, former prosecutors Thomas Hogan and Jim Quinn join Rafael A. Mangual to discuss new Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg and the options available to preserve public order when prosecutors won't prosecute.
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Virtual Reality or Chinese Dark Enlightenment?
Author and theorist Bruno Maçães joins Brian Anderson to discuss the geopolitical implications of the metaverse, the philosophical underpinnings of China's rise, and the importance of writing history in real time.
Jan 27, 2022•33 min
Securing the Subways
Former Metro-North police captain and current Manhattan Institute adjunct fellow Dorothy Moses Schulz joins Brian Anderson to discuss a recent tragedy in the New York City subway, the likely effects of Alvin Bragg's prosecution memo, and the Eric Adams administration's approach to rising crime.
Jan 20, 2022•17 min
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