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The U.S. Economy Is Strong, but Americans Remain Skeptical

Simon Rabinovitch joins Jordan McGillis to discuss strengths and challenges of the U.S. economy.

Dec 27, 2024•28 min

Pete Buttigieg’s Rocky Legacy

Mene Ukueberuwa joins Brian Anderson to discuss the outgoing Transportation secretary’s tenure.

Dec 18, 2024•20 min

Making Architecture Classical Again

Justin Shubow joins John Hirschauer to discuss the future of the National Endowment for the Arts under the second Trump administration.

Dec 11, 2024•19 min

Investing in Abundance

Eli Dourado joins Jordan McGillis to discuss economic productivity and areas such as space and energy, where innovation can thrive.

Dec 05, 2024•28 min

Why Prison Works

Charles Fain Lehman joins Brian Anderson to discuss his article “ Build More Prisons ” and how to improve our incarceration system.

Nov 29, 2024•15 min

Bubbles and Innovation

Byrne Hobart joins Jordan McGillis to discuss his book, Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation .

Nov 21, 2024•40 min

Voting on the Border

Steven Malanga joins John Hirschauer to discuss his feature article, “ No, You’re Not Imagining a Migrant Crime Spree ,” and the significance of illegal immigration in the 2024 presidential election.

Nov 15, 2024•20 min

Trump’s Big Win

Fred Bauer joins Brian Anderson to discuss the lessons of the 2024 presidential election. 2024-presidential-election

Nov 08, 2024•21 min

Alberta’s Addiction Solutions

Marshall Smith joins Charles Fain Lehman to discuss Alberta, Canada’s innovative, recovery-focused approach to the drug addiction crisis.

Oct 31, 2024•25 min

Analyzing China Exposure Risk

Jordan McGillis is joined by Isaac Stone Fish to discuss the ways in which exposure to China poses risks to US companies.

Oct 24, 2024•23 min

America’s Societal Revolutions

Timothy Goeglein joins Brian Anderson to discuss his new book, Stumbling Toward Utopia: How The 1960s Turned Into A National Nightmare and How We Can Revive The American Dream , which chronicles the lasting impact of the sexual revolution and the Great Society programs of the 1960s....

Oct 23, 2024•18 min

A Supreme Court Preview

Manhattan Institute scholars Ilya Shapiro and Jim Copland , along with Professor Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz , discuss prospects for the 2024–25 Supreme Court term, in a panel moderated by Judge Stephen Vaden of the Court of International Trade....

Oct 17, 2024•53 min

Starbucks and the Administrative State

Jordan McGillis is joined by Ilya Shapiro to discuss the recent National Labor Relations Board ruling against the coffee giant.

Oct 09, 2024•15 min

AI for Government

Danny Crichton joins Brian Anderson to discuss how AI and algorithms can be applied to streamline government services.

Oct 02, 2024•14 min

Boeing’s Space Race

https://www.city-journal.org/multimedia/boeings-space-raceJim Meigs joins Jordan McGillis to discuss the issues that have been plaguing Boeing, from safety issues with commercial planes to the return of the Starliner space vehicle, and the future of American space programs.

Sep 25, 2024•34 min

Wilhelm Reich, Instigator of the Sexual Revolution

James Panero and John Hirschauer discuss Wilhelm Reich, the father of the sexual revolution, and how he has shaped the current discourse around sexuality and the family.

Sep 18, 2024•14 min

Reigniting Economic Growth

Judge Glock joins Brian Anderson to discuss economic strategy and the consequences of government regulation on American productivity.

Sep 11, 2024•21 min

Election Economics

Idrees Kahloon and Jordan McGillis discuss polling and strategy on economic issues, the limits of election modeling, and the state of the presidential election.

Sep 04, 2024•31 min

Unfit for Work

Steven Malanga joins Brian Anderson to discuss the decline in labor force participation and the factors that might be contributing to it.

Aug 28, 2024•21 min

Christians in the Moral Minority

Aaron M. Renn joins John Hirschauer to discuss his book, Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture , and how American Christians can adapt to a changing culture. anti-christian-culture

Aug 21, 2024•21 min

The Present and Future of AI Policy

Nick Whitaker joins Jordan McGillis to discuss his Manhattan Institute report, “ A Playbook for AI Policy ,” and the future of artificial intelligence utilization.

Aug 14, 2024•29 min

Pushing Back on DEI

John D. Sailer joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, and particularly NIH First, a quarter-billion-dollar grant program focused on encouraging DEI hiring at universities.

Aug 07, 2024•21 min

Bankrolling Disorder

N. S. Lyons joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the deep-pocketed Ford Foundation’s long history of funding radical social movements.

Jul 31, 2024•19 min

Gender Medicine and Scientific Evidence

Leor Sapir joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the Biden administration’s policies on so-called gender-affirming care, the Department of Education’s redefining of Title IX to suggest that the law would ban discrimination based on gender identity, and other issues.

Jul 24, 2024•23 min

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