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City Journal Audio

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City Journal is America's premier source of insightful policy analysis, sophisticated cultural commentary, and bold investigations that legacy journalists are too timid to touch. From incisive interviews to lively panel discussions, our podcasts extend CJ's trademark rigor and wit beyond the written page to the dynamic world of streaming audio. Listen today.
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Episodes

Immoral Equivalence

Yael Bar Tur , Tal Fortgang , and Martin Gurri join Brian C. Anderson to discuss anti-Israel sentiment and the role of information in the Israel–Hamas war. The audio for this episode is adapted from a recent virtual event (watch here) . anti-Israel-sentiment role-of-information-in-Israel–Hamas-war...

Oct 20, 20231 hr

Overdose Epidemic

Charles Fain Lehman joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the ​nationwide surge in drug deaths and local governments' response to the crisis.

Oct 11, 202324 min

Fleeing Retail

Steven Malanga joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss urban retail flight and the benefits of gentrification.

Oct 04, 202321 min

From Workplace to Residence

Mene Ukueberuwa joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss cities' efforts to convert unused office space into residential apartments.

Sep 27, 202320 min

Pushing Back on Homeless Encampments

Judge Glock joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss states' and cities' efforts to remove homeless encampments from public spaces.

Sep 20, 202319 min

Digital Censorship

Martin Gurri joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the government's efforts to control online speech.

Sep 06, 202317 min

The Left's Long March

Christopher F. Rufo joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his new book, America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything ....

Aug 31, 202327 min

L.A.'s Jail Debate

Stephen Eide joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the push to close Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles County.

Aug 15, 202316 min

Counting the Cost

John Tierney joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the efficacy of Covid lockdowns and mask mandates and the proper role of government in responding to natural disasters.

Aug 11, 202320 min

America's Failing Schools

Larry Sand joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the quality of American public schools.

Aug 02, 202317 min

Artificial Persuasion

Robert Henderson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss Chat GPT's utility and the threat artificial intelligence poses to free expression.

Jul 26, 202319 min

Law and Democracy

John O. McGinnis joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss identity politics' influence on law schools and the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ruling.

Jul 19, 202322 min

The State School-Choice Movement

Mene Ukueberuwa joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the rise of school vouchers, education savings accounts, and other school-choice programs across the country.

Jul 12, 202321 min

Evaluating the Court's SFFA Ruling

Ilya Shapiro , Gail Heriot , and Wai Wah Chin discuss the implications of the Supreme Court's S tudents for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ruling.

Jul 05, 20231 hr 2 min

Reclaiming Our Story

Wilfred M. McClay joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss American history and national identity.

Jun 30, 202332 min

The Price of Money

Edward Chancellor joins James B. Meigs and Richard Davies to discuss the importance of interest rates in economic activities and the consequences of reducing rates artificially.

Jun 21, 202331 min

Taxes and Digital Commerce

Steven Malanga joins Brian Anderson to discuss the complex tax requirements online business encounter when selling to out-of-state customers.

Jun 14, 202320 min

Union Pressure

University of California, Berkeley associate professor of public policy and political science Sarah Anzia joins Brian Anderson to discuss public-employee unions' influence on California's local governments.

Jun 07, 202322 min

Children and Transgenderism

Kay S. Hymowitz joins Brian Anderson to discuss how gender-identity ideology is influencing vulnerable young people and attempting to overturn all that we know about child development.

Jun 01, 202324 min

Shelter Without Borders

Manhattan Institute senior fellow and City Journal contributing editor Nicole Gelinas joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss New York City's migrant crisis.

May 24, 202319 min

Fassbinder: Life and Films

Journalist and author Ian Penman joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his new book Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors , which explores the work of German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

May 18, 202331 min

New York's Budget Fights

Manhattan Institute fellow and director of state and local policy John Ketcham joins City Journal associate editor Theodore Kupfer to discuss the New York State and City budgets and a recent Manhattan Institute report on cost-saving measures the city can take....

May 12, 202322 min

Newsom's Prospects

Republican political consultant Luke Thompson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss California governor Gavin Newsom's rise to power and viability as a possible presidential candidate.

May 05, 202325 min

"Equity" Over Merit

Heather Mac Donald , the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal , joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss her new book, When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives ....

Apr 27, 202345 min

Medicine Goes Woke

Physician and Do No Harm chairman Stanley Goldfarb joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the racialization of medical research and treatments.

Apr 19, 202323 min

Chicago's Future

George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law at Northwestern University School of Law and City Journal contributing editor John O. McGinnis joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the results of Chicago's mayoral election.

Apr 12, 202318 min

Affirming the Binary

Evolutionary biologist and Manhattan Institute fellow Colin Wright joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the male–female distinction and regulating gender medicine.

Apr 07, 202317 min

California Reparations

Finance professional and Venice Neighborhood Council member Soledad Ursúa joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss California's plan to offer reparations to black residents descended from slaves.

Mar 29, 202313 min
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