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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.

Trump and Public Safety by City Journal

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.

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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.

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.