City Journal Audio

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

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

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

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

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

Richard Dewey joins John Tierney to discuss his documentary  Radical Wolfe , which examines the life and work of journalist Tom Wolfe. 

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

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

Michael Torres joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss parental rights and school choice in Pennsylvania.

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

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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.