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Charles Fain Lehman, Judge Glock, Rafael Mangual, and Daniel Di Martino discuss what’s next for Trump’s tariffs, the latest in the deportation saga of former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil, and what people are getting up to with corpses on the New York City subway.

Neetu Arnold joins Brian Anderson to discuss how Houston’s public schools have halted Covid-era learning losses as a result of direct instruction and a no-nonsense approach to discipline. 

Mark P. Mills joins Brian Anderson to discuss why a true energy transition is impossible. 

Tal Fortgang joins Brian Anderson to discuss his feature story from the City Journal winter issue, “The Rise of Civil Terrorism.”

Ross Douthat joins John Hirschauer to discuss his book, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.

Jason Furman joins Allison Schrager and Jordan McGillis to discuss trade-offs in economic policy decision-making.

Three leading criminologists—Anthony A. Braga, John M. MacDonald, and David Weisburd—discuss ideological influences on the study of policing. The panel is moderated by Manhattan Institute scholar Hannah Meyers for the 2024 George L. Kelling Lecture.

Steven Malanga joins Brian Anderson to discuss his essay from the City Journal winter issue, “Gone to Pot,” and the failures of the marijuana legalization experiment.

Judge Glock joins Jordan McGillis to discuss the history of 30-year mortgages and the future of the housing market in America. 

Charles Fain Lehman joins Brian Anderson to discuss the drug crisis in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood.

Judd Rosenblatt joins Jordan McGillis to discuss DeepSeek and the competition around AI development. 

Leor Sapir joins John Hirschauer to discuss his article from the Winter issue, “Gender Medicine on the Ropes,” and the growing legal and cultural opposition to sex-change medical procedures for young people.

Heather Mac Donald joins Brian Anderson to discuss what President Trump can do at the federal level to restore public safety and reduce crime.

Nicole Gelinas joins Brian Anderson to discuss her new book, Movement: New York’s Long War to Take Back its Streets from the Car.

Rafael Mangual joins Brian Anderson to discuss the problem of increasing criminal activity within the New York City subway system. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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

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

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

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.

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. 

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

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

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. 

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. 

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

James A. Gagliano joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss Saturday’s attempted assassination of Donald Trump and questions about security and the Secret Service.

Robert Henderson and Melissa Kearney discuss the benefits for children of two-parent households and the hypocrisy of elite ideals.

Jeffrey H. Anderson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the Biden–Trump debate, marijuana policy, and the national crime rate.

Wilfred Reilly joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his book Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School Curricula.

Eric Kaufmann joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his book The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for Rolling Back Progressive Extremism.

Rafael A. Mangual joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss barriers to enacting effective crime-fighting policies.

Victor Davis Hanson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his book The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation.

Timothy P. Carney joins Jordan McGillis to discuss his book Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be.

James B. Meigs joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the decline of science journalism.

Steven Malanga joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss states’ varying birth rates.

Ryan Bourne joins Jordan McGillis to discuss his book The War on Prices: How Popular Misconceptions about Inflation, Prices, and Value Create Bad Policy.