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. 

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.

Counting the Cost

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

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/larry-sand" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Larry Sand</a> joins <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/brian-c-anderson" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brian C. Anderson</a> to discuss the quality of American public schools.

America’s Failing Schools

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

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/robert-henderson" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Henderson</a> joins <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/brian-c-anderson" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brian C. Anderson</a> to discuss Chat GPT's utility and the threat artificial intelligence poses to free expression.

Artificial Persuasion

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

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/john-o-mcginnis" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">John O. McGinnis</a> joins <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/brian-c-anderson" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brian C. Anderson</a> to discuss identity politics’ influence on law schools and the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ruling.

Law and Democracy

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

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/mene-ukueberuwa" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mene Ukueberuwa</a> joins <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/brian-c-anderson" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brian C. Anderson</a> to discuss the rise of school vouchers, education savings accounts, and other school-choice programs across the country.

The State School-Choice Movement

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

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/ilya-shapiro" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ilya Shapiro</a>, <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/gail-heriot" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Gail Heriot</a>, and <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/wai-wah-chin" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wai Wah Chin</a> discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ruling.

Evaluating the Court’s SFFA Ruling

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

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/wilfred-m-mcclay" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wilfred M. McClay</a> joins <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/brian-c-anderson" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brian C. Anderson</a> to discuss American history and national identity.

Reclaiming Our Story

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.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/edward-chancellor" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Edward Chancellor</a> joins <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/james-b-meigs" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">James B. Meigs</a> and <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/richard-davies" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Davies</a> to discuss the importance of interest rates in economic activities and the consequences of reducing rates artificially.

The Price of Money

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

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/steven-malanga" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Steven Malanga</a> joins <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/brian-c-anderson" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Anderson</a> to discuss the complex tax requirements online business encounter when selling to out-of-state customers.

Taxes and Digital Commerce

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.

University of California, Berkeley associate professor of public policy and political science <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/sarah-f-anzia" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Anzia</a> joins <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/person/brian-c-anderson" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Anderson</a> to discuss public-employee unions' influence on California's local governments.

Union Pressure

City Journal's 10 Blocks, a weekly podcast hosted by editor Brian C. Anderson, features discussions on urban policy and culture with City Journal editors, contributors, and special guests. Forthcoming episodes will be devoted to topics such as: predictive policing, the Bronx renaissance, reform of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, homelessness in Portland, Oregon, and more. City Journal is a quarterly print and regular online magazine published by the Manhattan Institute.

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Heather Mac Donald joins Seth Barron to discuss homelessness on the streets of San Francisco and the city’s wrongheaded attempts to solve the problem. "San Francisco has conducted a real-life experiment in what happens when a society stops enforcing bourgeois norms of behavior," writes Mac Donald in City Journal. For nearly three decades, the Bay Area has been a magnet for the homeless. Now the situation is growing dire, as residents and visitors experience near-daily contact with mentally disturbed persons. Mac Donald's essay, "San Francisco, Hostage to the Homeless," appears in City Journal's Autumn 2019 issue; an adapted version was published in the Wall Street Journal.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/heather-mac-donald_122" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Mac Donald</a> joins <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/seth--barron_849" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Seth Barron</a> to discuss homelessness on the streets of San Francisco and the city’s wrongheaded attempts to solve the problem. "San Francisco has conducted a real-life experiment in what happens when a society stops enforcing bourgeois norms of behavior," <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/san-francisco-homelessness" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">writes</a> Mac Donald in City Journal. For nearly three decades, the Bay Area has been a magnet for the homeless. Now the situation is growing dire, as residents and visitors experience near-daily contact with mentally disturbed persons. Mac Donald's essay, "<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/san-francisco-homelessness" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">San Francisco, Hostage to the Homeless</a>," appears in City Journal's <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/magazine?issue=322" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Autumn 2019 issue</a>; an adapted version was published in the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-streets-of-san-francisco-11570143083" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>.

San Francisco’s Homeless Crisis

Amity Shlaes discusses the economic history of the 1960s and the efforts of Presidents Johnson and Nixon to eradicate poverty—the subjects of her just-published book, Great Society: A New History. The 1960s were a momentous period, from the Civil Rights Movement to the Vietnam War, but Shlaes's book focuses on the incredibly ambitious government programs of the era, which expanded the social safety net beyond anything contemplated before. Overall, the Great Society programs, Shlaes writes, came "close enough to socialism to cause economic tragedy." Great Society is a powerful follow-up to her earlier book, The Forgotten Man, about the Great Depression and the 1930s.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/amity-shlaes_698" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Amity Shlaes</a> discusses the economic history of the 1960s and the efforts of Presidents Johnson and Nixon to eradicate poverty—the subjects of her just-published book, <a href="https://amzn.to/2RS0fzZ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Great Society: A New History</a>. The 1960s were a momentous period, from the Civil Rights Movement to the Vietnam War, but Shlaes's book focuses on the incredibly ambitious government programs of the era, which expanded the social safety net beyond anything contemplated before. Overall, the Great Society programs, Shlaes writes, came "close enough to socialism to cause economic tragedy." <a href="https://amzn.to/2RS0fzZ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Great Society</a> is a powerful follow-up to her earlier book, <a href="https://amzn.to/34drYgG" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Forgotten Man</a>, about the Great Depression and the 1930s.

The Great Society, Reconsidered

Howard Husock joins City Journal editor Brian Anderson to discuss Husock's new book, Who Killed Civil Society? The Rise of Big Government and Decline of Bourgeois Norms. Government-run social programs funded with tax dollars are thought to be the "solution" to America's social ills. But in his new book, Who Killed Civil Society?, Husock shows that historically, it was voluntary organizations and civic society, operating independently from government and its mandates, that best promoted the habits and values conducive to upward social mobility. Learn more about the Civil Society Awards and fellows program on the Manhattan Institute website.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/howard-husock_88" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Howard Husock</a> joins City Journal editor <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/brian-c-anderson_6" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Anderson</a> to discuss Husock's new book, <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/who-killed-civil-society" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Who Killed Civil Society? The Rise of Big Government and Decline of Bourgeois Norms</a>. Government-run social programs funded with tax dollars are thought to be the "solution" to America's social ills. But in his new book, <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/who-killed-civil-society" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Who Killed Civil Society?</a>, Husock shows that historically, it was voluntary organizations and civic society, operating independently from government and its mandates, that best promoted the habits and values conducive to upward social mobility. <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/tocqueville-project" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more about the Civil Society Awards and fellows program on the Manhattan Institute website</a>.

Who Killed Civil Society?

Rafael A. Mangual joins Seth Barron to discuss New York City's plan to replace the jail complex on Rikers Island with four borough-based jails and what it could mean for public order in the city. New York City jails currently house a daily average of about 8,000 people, in a city of 8 million residents. Under the new plan, the borough-based jails (once constructed) will be able to house 3,300 people—less than half the city's average daily jail population today. As Barron writes, the new target "will likely require a significant realignment of expectations about public safety."

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/rafael-a-mangual_909" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rafael A. Mangual</a> joins <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/seth--barron_849" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Seth Barron</a> to discuss New York City's plan to replace the jail complex on Rikers Island with four borough-based jails and what it could mean for public order in the city. New York City jails currently house a daily average of about 8,000 people, in a city of 8 million residents. Under the new plan, the borough-based jails (once constructed) will be able to house 3,300 people—less than half the city's average daily jail population today. As Barron <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/rikers-island-closure" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">writes</a>, the new target "will likely require a significant realignment of expectations about public safety."

Closing Rikers: Jails, Politics, and Public Safety in New York

Howard Husock interviews four remarkable leaders of nonprofit groups who were recently honored as part of Manhattan Institute's Civil Society Awards and Civil Society Fellows Program. Manhattan Institute and City Journal have long sought to support and encourage civil-society organizations and leaders who, with the help of volunteers and private philanthropy, do so much to help communities address serious social problems. In this edition of the 10 Blocks podcast, Husock speaks with:  Luma Mufleh (2:00) is the founder and CEO of Fugees Family, an award-winning, national nonprofit organization and independent school network with a customized academic approach for refugee children. Mufleh is a 2019 Civil Society Fellow. Reid Porter (18:25) is the founder and president of Act, Advocates for Community Transformation, a group which takes an innovative approach to creating safer neighborhoods in Dallas. Porter is a 2019 Civil Society Fellow. Megan Rose (35:00) is the CEO of Better Together, an organization that strengthens communities by promoting work, protecting children, and supporting families in crisis. Rose is a 2019 Civil Society Award recipient. Steve Shelton (51:30) is the founder and executive director of the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh, an organization committed to working with those reentering society following incarceration as well as those who need a “hand up” to get their lives on track. Shelton is a 2019 Civil Society Award recipient.  If you know individuals or organizations that deserve a Civil Society Award, please visit our nomination page and tell us about them.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/howard-husock_88" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Howard Husock</a> interviews four remarkable leaders of nonprofit groups who were recently honored as part of Manhattan Institute's <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/2019-civil-society-awards" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Civil Society Awards</a> and <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/tocqueville-civil-society-fellows-program" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Civil Society Fellows Program</a>. Manhattan Institute and City Journal have long sought to support and encourage civil-society organizations and leaders who, with the help of volunteers and private philanthropy, do so much to help communities address serious social problems. In this edition of the 10 Blocks podcast, Husock speaks with: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/expert/luma-mufleh" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Luma Mufleh</a> (2:00) is the founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.fugeesfamily.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fugees Family</a>, an award-winning, national nonprofit organization and independent school network with a customized academic approach for refugee children. Mufleh is a <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/tocqueville-civil-society-fellows-program" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">2019 Civil Society Fellow</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/expert/reid-porter" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Reid Porter</a> (18:25) is the founder and president of <a href="https://actforjustice.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Act, Advocates for Community Transformation</a>, a group which takes an innovative approach to creating safer neighborhoods in Dallas. Porter is a <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/tocqueville-civil-society-fellows-program" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">2019 Civil Society Fellow</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/expert/megan-rose" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Megan Rose</a> (35:00) is the CEO of <a href="https://bettertogetherus.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Better Together</a>, an organization that strengthens communities by promoting work, protecting children, and supporting families in crisis. Rose is a <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/2019-civil-society-awards" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">2019 Civil Society Award</a> recipient.</li> <li><a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/expert/steve-shelton" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Shelton</a> (51:30) is the founder and executive director of the <a href="https://tipgh.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Trade Institute of Pittsburgh</a>, an organization committed to working with those reentering society following incarceration as well as those who need a “hand up” to get their lives on track. Shelton is a <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/2019-civil-society-awards" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">2019 Civil Society Award</a> recipient.</li> </ul> If you know individuals or organizations that deserve a Civil Society Award, please visit our <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/tocqueville-civil-society-awards-nominate" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">nomination page</a> and tell us about them.

Building Civil Society: A Conversation

Heather Mac Donald

Heather Mac Donald discusses the decline of the university and the rise of campus intellectual intolerance, the subjects of her important new book, The Diversity Delusion How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture. She spoke at a Manhattan Institute event in autumn 2018. Toxic ideas that originated in academia have now spread beyond the university setting, widening America's cultural divisions. Too many college students enter the working world believing that human beings are defined by their skin color, gender, and sexual preference, and that oppression based on these characteristics defines the American experience. In The Diversity Delusion, Mac Donald argues that the root of this problem is the belief in America's endemic racism and sexism, a belief that has spawned a massive diversity bureaucracy, especially in higher education. Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and a New York Times bestselling author.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/heather-mac-donald_122" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Mac Donald</a> discusses the decline of the university and the rise of campus intellectual intolerance, the subjects of her important new book, <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/diversity-delusion" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Diversity Delusion How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture</a>. She spoke at a Manhattan Institute event in autumn 2018. Toxic ideas that originated in academia have now spread beyond the university setting, widening America's cultural divisions. Too many college students enter the working world believing that human beings are defined by their skin color, gender, and sexual preference, and that oppression based on these characteristics defines the American experience. In The Diversity Delusion, Mac Donald argues that the root of this problem is the belief in America's endemic racism and sexism, a belief that has spawned a massive diversity bureaucracy, especially in higher education. Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and a New York Times bestselling author.

"The Diversity Delusion," with Heather Mac Donald

James B. Meigs joins Seth Barron to discuss last month's power blackout in Manhattan, California's self-inflicted energy crisis, and potential energy sources for the future. "As power outages go," Meigs writes, "the Broadway Blackout of 2019 was pretty modest." But energy reliability is becoming an issue in states across the country. California's largest power supplier, Meigs reports, recently announced that it will begin shutting down parts of the grid to help reduce the risk of wildfires. Energy problems could get worse as states adopt strict mandates and replace today's power sources with unreliable green alternatives. The Broadway blackout and California's fire-prevention strategy illustrate the same reality: the nation's energy infrastructure is outdated, and upgrading it will require a huge investment.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/james-b-meigs_1372" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">James B. Meigs</a> joins <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/seth--barron_849" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Seth Barron</a> to discuss last month's power blackout in Manhattan, California's self-inflicted energy crisis, and potential energy sources for the future. "As power outages go," Meigs <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/2019-broadway-blackout" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">writes</a>, "the Broadway Blackout of 2019 was pretty modest." But energy reliability is becoming an issue in states across the country. California's largest power supplier, Meigs <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/california-planned-blackouts" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">reports</a>, recently announced that it will begin shutting down parts of the grid to help reduce the risk of wildfires. Energy problems could get worse as states adopt strict mandates and replace today's power sources with unreliable green alternatives. The Broadway blackout and California's fire-prevention strategy illustrate the same reality: the nation's energy infrastructure is outdated, and upgrading it will require a huge investment.

America’s Outdated Power Grid

Heather Mac Donald joins City Journal associate editor Seth Barron to discuss the dubious scientific and statistical bases of the trendy academic theory known as “implicit bias.” The implicit association test (IAT), first introduced in 1998, uses a computerized response-time test to measure an individual’s bias, particularly regarding race.  Despite scientific challenges to the test’s validity, the implicit-bias idea has taken firm root in popular culture and in the media. Police forces and corporate HR departments are spending millions every year reeducating employees on how to recognize their presumptive hidden prejudices. Heather discusses the problems with implicit bias, the impact that the concept is having on academia and in the corporate world, and the real reasons for racial disparities in educational achievement and income levels. Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and author of the New York Timesbestseller The War on Cops. Her article in the Autumn 2017 issue of City Journal is entitled, “Are We All Unconscious Racists?”

Heather Mac Donald joins City Journal associate editor Seth Barron to discuss the dubious scientific and statistical bases of the trendy academic theory known as “implicit bias.” The implicit association test (IAT), first introduced in 1998, uses a computerized response-time test to measure an individual’s bias, particularly regarding race.  Despite scientific challenges to the test’s validity, the implicit-bias idea has taken firm root in popular culture and in the media. Police forces and corporate HR departments are spending millions every year reeducating employees on how to recognize their presumptive hidden prejudices. Heather discusses the problems with implicit bias, the impact that the concept is having on academia and in the corporate world, and the real reasons for racial disparities in educational achievement and income levels. Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and author of the New York Timesbestseller <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/waroncops" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The War on Cops</a>. Her article in the Autumn 2017 issue of City Journal is entitled, “<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/html/are-we-all-unconscious-racists-15487.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Are We All Unconscious Racists?</a>”

The "Science" Behind Implicit Bias

James Q. Wilson

Edward L. Glaeser discusses how the proliferation of unfair laws and regulations is walling off opportunity in America's greatest cities at the Manhattan Institute’s 2019 James Q. Wilson Lecture. We like to think of American cities as incubators of opportunity, and this has often been true—but today's successful city-dwellers are making it harder for others to follow their example. In this year's Wilson Lecture, Glaeser addresses the conflict between entrenched interests and newcomers in its economic, political, geographic, and generational dimensions. Video can be found at the Manhattan Institute website. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University (where he has taught since 1992), a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and the author of Triumph of the City.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/edward-l-glaeser_67" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Edward L. Glaeser</a> discusses how the proliferation of unfair laws and regulations is walling off opportunity in America's greatest cities at the Manhattan Institute’s 2019 <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/events/lecture-series/546" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">James Q. Wilson Lecture</a>. We like to think of American cities as incubators of opportunity, and this has often been true—but today's successful city-dwellers are making it harder for others to follow their example. In this year's Wilson Lecture, Glaeser addresses the conflict between entrenched interests and newcomers in its economic, political, geographic, and generational dimensions. Video can be found at the <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/2019-james-q-wilson-lecture" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Manhattan Institute website</a>. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University (where he has taught since 1992), a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2Qh2k9o" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Triumph of the City</a>.

The Entrenched vs. the Newcomers: 2019 James Q. Wilson Lecture

Manhattan Institute's Michael Hendrix interviews Mayer Brown partner Andrew Pincus, the lead attorney in a lawsuit taking on New York State’s sweeping rent-regulation laws. In 2019, New York strengthened its already-strict rent regulations, while state legislatures in Oregon and California approved caps on rent increases. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders have even proposed national rent-control policies. Pincus explains what's wrong with rent control, from violating due process and property rights to shutting out newcomers attempting to find housing in cities. If you're interested in learning more about rent control, check out a  new report by Michael Hendrix from Manhattan Institute's Issues 2020 series.

Manhattan Institute's <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/michael-hendrix_899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Hendrix</a> interviews Mayer Brown partner Andrew Pincus, the lead attorney in a lawsuit taking on New York State’s sweeping rent-regulation laws. In 2019, New York strengthened its already-strict rent regulations, while state legislatures in Oregon and California approved caps on rent increases. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders have even proposed national rent-control policies. Pincus explains what's wrong with rent control, from violating due process and property rights to shutting out newcomers attempting to find housing in cities. If you're interested in learning more about rent control, check out a <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/issues-2020-rent-control-does-not-make-housing-more-affordable" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> new report</a> by Michael Hendrix from Manhattan Institute's <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/issues2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Issues 2020 series</a>.

Rent Control: Unjust and Ineffective

Ray Domanico joins City Journal associate editor Seth Barron to discuss New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza's controversial and divisive leadership of the nation's largest public school system. Domanico details Carranza's emphasis on ridding schools of purported racial bias in his recent essay for City Journal, "Richard Carranza’s Deflections." Over the past four decades, with varying levels of success, Carranza's predecessors in the chancellor's job have launched numerous policies and programs aimed at better serving students. By contrast, Carranza has put forth no substantive plan for improving the schools, instead charging that the system is overrun by racial prejudice. "This appeal to racial resentment is cynical and misguided," writes Domanico. Carranza seems to believe that reforming New York's public schools will require intensive racial-bias training and large budget increases. Instead, the chancellor and his team need to focus on the hard work of improving the schools academically.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/ray-domanico_1299" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ray Domanico</a> joins City Journal associate editor <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/seth--barron_849" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Seth Barron</a> to discuss New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza's controversial and divisive leadership of the nation's largest public school system. Domanico details Carranza's emphasis on ridding schools of purported racial bias in his recent essay for City Journal, "<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/richard-carranza-racial-bias" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Carranza’s Deflections</a>." Over the past four decades, with varying levels of success, Carranza's predecessors in the chancellor's job have launched numerous policies and programs aimed at better serving students. By contrast, Carranza has put forth no substantive plan for improving the schools, instead charging that the system is overrun by racial prejudice. "This appeal to racial resentment is cynical and misguided," writes Domanico. Carranza seems to believe that reforming New York's public schools will require intensive racial-bias training and large budget increases. Instead, the chancellor and his team need to focus on the hard work of improving the schools academically.

“Woke” Politics Over Progress in New York Schools

Glenn C. Loury of Brown University joined Jason Riley to discuss the persistence of racial inequality in America. Their conversation took place at a Manhattan Institute event in New York City entitled "Barriers To Black Progress: Structural, Cultural, Or Both?" Professor Loury, who has also taught at Harvard University and Boston University, is a professor of economics, with a focus on race and inequality. He's published several books, including The Anatomy of Racial Inequality and Race, Incarceration, and American Values.

Glenn C. Loury of Brown University joined <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/expert/jason-l-riley" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Riley</a> to discuss the persistence of racial inequality in America. Their conversation took place at a Manhattan Institute event in New York City entitled "<a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/barriers-black-progress-structural-cultural-or-both-11751.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Barriers To Black Progress: Structural, Cultural, Or Both?"</a> Professor Loury, who has also taught at Harvard University and Boston University, is a professor of economics, with a focus on race and inequality. He's published several books, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0674012429" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Anatomy of Racial Inequality</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262123118" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Race, Incarceration, and American Values</a>.

Barriers to Black Progress

Nicole Gelinas joins City Journal editor Brian Anderson to discuss how New York City saved its subway system after decades of decay and rampant crime from the 1960s to the early-1990s. This episode originally aired on October 20, 2016. Nicole Gelinas is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and a columnist at the New York Post. Her story "How Gotham Saved Its Subways" appeared in the Summer 2016 Issue of City Journal.

Nicole Gelinas joins City Journal editor Brian Anderson to discuss how New York City saved its subway system after decades of decay and rampant crime from the 1960s to the early-1990s. This episode originally aired on October 20, 2016. Nicole Gelinas is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and a columnist at the New York Post. Her story "<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/html/how-gotham-saved-its-subways-14610.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">How Gotham Saved Its Subways</a>" appeared in the Summer 2016 Issue of City Journal.

How Gotham Saved Its Subways

Heather Mac Donald and Frank Furedi discuss the hostility to free speech that has provoked disturbing incidents on campuses across the country and the ideology behind safe spaces, micro-aggressions, and trigger warnings. Their discussion, from a Manhattan Institute event held in June 2017, was moderated by City Journal contributing editor Howard Husock. American universities are experiencing a profound cultural transformation. Student protests designed to shut downalternative opinions have become frequent and sometimes violent. Frank Furedi's What's Happened To The University? A Sociological Exploration of Its Infantilisation explores the origins of the anti-free speech climate at U.S. and U.K. universities. Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She has written extensively about political correctness on campus and was a recent target of student protests at several colleges, where she had been invited to discuss her New York Times bestseller, The War on Cops. Frank Furedi is emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent. He has published articles in major newspapers in Europe and the United States and is the author of 17 books on topics including intellectual culture, parenting, education, and the politics of fear. Furedi is a frequent guest on British T.V. and radio.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/heather-mac-donald_122" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Mac Donald</a> and Frank Furedi discuss the hostility to free speech that has provoked disturbing incidents on campuses across the country and the ideology behind safe spaces, micro-aggressions, and trigger warnings. Their discussion, from a <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/whats-happened-university-10298.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Manhattan Institute event</a> held in June 2017, was moderated by City Journal contributing editor <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/howard-husock_88" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Howard Husock</a>. American universities are experiencing a profound cultural transformation. Student protests designed to shut downalternative opinions have become frequent and sometimes violent. Frank Furedi's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Happened-University-sociological-infantilisation/dp/1138212938" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">What's Happened To The University? A Sociological Exploration of Its Infantilisation</a> explores the origins of the anti-free speech climate at U.S. and U.K. universities. Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She has written extensively about political correctness on campus and was a recent target of student protests at several colleges, where she had been invited to discuss her New York Times bestseller, <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/waroncops" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The War on Cops</a>. Frank Furedi is emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent. He has published articles in major newspapers in Europe and the United States and is the author of 17 books on topics including intellectual culture, parenting, education, and the politics of fear. Furedi is a frequent guest on British T.V. and radio.

What's Happened to the University?

Kay S. Hymowitz joins City Journal editor Brian Anderson to discuss Pennsylvania’s Williamson College of the Trades, a three-year school for young men offering a debt-free path to high-paying work—and the life skills to help them get there. “Trade schools” have long had a stigma in American culture, but Williamson is no ordinary trade school: students wake up early to the sound of reveille and attend academic classes in coats and ties. As Hymowitz writes in City Journal’s autumn issue, “With its old-timey rituals, rigorous scheduling, and immersive culture, Williamson has a military-school feel.” But according to the students she interviewed, the prospect of a good-paying career makes the strict rules more than worth it.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/kay-s-hymowitz_90" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kay S. Hymowitz</a> joins City Journal editor <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/brian-c-anderson_6" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Anderson</a> to discuss Pennsylvania’s Williamson College of the Trades, a three-year school for young men offering a debt-free path to high-paying work—and the life skills to help them get there. “Trade schools” have long had a stigma in American culture, but Williamson is no ordinary trade school: students wake up early to the sound of reveille and attend academic classes in coats and ties. As Hymowitz <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/williamson-college-of-the-trades" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">writes</a> in City Journal’s <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/magazine?issue=322" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">autumn issue</a>, “With its old-timey rituals, rigorous scheduling, and immersive culture, Williamson has a military-school feel.” But according to the students she interviewed, the prospect of a good-paying career makes the strict rules more than worth it.

One Trade School’s Path to Success

Victor Davis Hanson joins the City Journal podcast to talk with Aaron Renn about the 2016 election, the divide between rural and urban America, and how a life-long New Yorker came to lead a movement of “deplorables” all the way to the White House. Read Victor's piece in the Winter 2017 Issue of City Journal, "Trump and the American Divide."

Victor Davis Hanson joins the City Journal podcast to talk with Aaron Renn about the 2016 election, the divide between rural and urban America, and how a life-long New Yorker came to lead a movement of “deplorables” all the way to the White House. Read Victor's piece in the Winter 2017 Issue of City Journal, "<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/html/trump-and-american-divide-14944.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trump and the American Divide</a>."

Trump, The Elites, and The Deplorables

 Naomi Schaefer Riley joins City Journal editor  Brian Anderson to discuss the state of the American child-welfare services, and describes and what some nonprofits are doing to improve foster care across the country. Nationally, Riley notes in City Journal, about 444,000 children are in foster-care. And in many states, "officials report a severe shortage of families to take in these children." On top of that, disturbing  incidents like the death of Zymere Perkins in New York highlight the failure of local child-welfare services to intervene in the face of clear evidence of abuse.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/naomi-schaefer-riley_359" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Naomi Schaefer Riley</a> joins City Journal editor <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/brian-c-anderson_6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Brian Anderson</a> to discuss the state of the American child-welfare services, and describes and what some nonprofits are doing to improve foster care across the country. Nationally, Riley <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/project-1.27-foster-program" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">notes</a> in City Journal, about 444,000 children are in foster-care. And in many states, "officials report a severe shortage of families to take in these children." On top of that, disturbing <a href="https://nypost.com/2019/12/14/zymere-perkins-sickening-death-exposes-nycs-unforgivable-child-welfare-failures/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> incidents</a> like the death of Zymere Perkins in New York highlight the failure of local child-welfare services to intervene in the face of clear evidence of abuse.

Child Welfare in Crisis

Edward L. Glaeser addresses the challenges of convincing skeptical millennials and younger Americans about the merits of capitalism in the Manhattan Institute's 2018 James Q. Wilson lecture. Young people in the United States are moving steadily to the left. A recent Harvard University poll found that 51 percent of Americans between ages 18 and 29 don't support capitalism. The trend is visible on the ground, too. Phenomena driven largely by millennials—such as Occupy Wall Street, the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, and, more recently, the wave of Democratic Socialist candidates for state and federal ofﬁce--are all signs of an intellectual shift among the young. Video of this lecture can be found at the Manhattan Institute website. Edward L. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University (where he has taught since 1992), a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a contributing editor of City Journal.

<a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/edward-l-glaeser_67" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Edward L. Glaeser</a> addresses the challenges of convincing skeptical millennials and younger Americans about the merits of capitalism in the Manhattan Institute's 2018 <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/events/lecture-series/546" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">James Q. Wilson lecture</a>. Young people in the United States are moving steadily to the left. A recent Harvard University poll found that 51 percent of Americans between ages 18 and 29 don't support capitalism. The trend is visible on the ground, too. Phenomena driven largely by millennials—such as Occupy Wall Street, the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, and, more recently, the wave of Democratic Socialist candidates for state and federal ofﬁce--are all signs of an intellectual shift among the young. Video of this lecture can be found at the <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/capitalism-and-young-11371.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Manhattan Institute website</a>. Edward L. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University (where he has taught since 1992), a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a contributing editor of City Journal.

Capitalism and Millennials: The 2018 James Q. Wilson Lecture

​City Journal associate editor Matthew Hennessey and contributing editor John Tierney (formerly of the New York Times) discuss the politicization of science and how the Left's dominance in universities and the scientific community actually threatens progress.

​City Journal associate editor Matthew Hennessey and contributing editor John Tierney (formerly of the New York Times) discuss the politicization of science and how the Left's dominance in universities and the scientific community actually threatens progress.

The Left's War on Science

Shelby Steele

City Journal contributing editor Howard Husock is joined in the studio by Shelby Steele to discuss the state of race relations in American society, the history of black protest movements, and other subjects. Steele is the Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, specializing in the study of race relations, multiculturalism, and affirmative action. His books include The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America (1990), which won the National Book Critic's Circle Award; White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era (2006); and Shame: How America's Past Sins Have Polarized Our Country (2015). He has been honored with the Bradley Prize and the National Humanities Medal, and his work on the 1991 documentary Seven Days in Bensonhurst was recognized with an Emmy Award. Read Steele's latest essay for the Wall Street Journal, "Why the Left Is Consumed With Hate."

City Journal contributing editor <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/howard-husock_88" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Howard Husock</a> is joined in the studio by <a href="https://www.hoover.org/profiles/shelby-steele" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shelby Steele</a> to discuss the state of race relations in American society, the history of black protest movements, and other subjects. Steele is the Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, specializing in the study of race relations, multiculturalism, and affirmative action. His books include The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America (1990), which won the National Book Critic's Circle Award; White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era (2006); and Shame: How America's Past Sins Have Polarized Our Country (2015). He has been honored with the Bradley Prize and the National Humanities Medal, and his work on the 1991 documentary Seven Days in Bensonhurst was recognized with an Emmy Award. Read Steele's latest essay for the Wall Street Journal, "<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-left-is-consumed-with-hate-1537723198" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Why the Left Is Consumed With Hate</a>."

Race Relations, with Shelby Steele

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