City Journal Audio
Manhattan Institute
City Journal is America's premier source of insightful policy analysis, sophisticated cultural commentary, and bold investigations that legacy journalists are too timid to touch. From incisive interviews to lively panel discussions, our podcasts extend CJ's trademark rigor and wit beyond the written page to the dynamic world of streaming audio. Listen today.
Episodes
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Dec 8, 2016 • 12min
Trumping Obamacare
City Journal associate editor Matthew Hennessey and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Paul Howard discuss the state of Obamacare, Republican options for reforming the health care system, and legislation in Congress designed to overhaul the FDA and improve drug development.
Dec 1, 2016 • 9min
Trump and Law and Order
City Journal editor Brian C. Anderson and contributing editor Heather Mac Donald (author of the New York Times bestseller "The War on Cops") discuss law and order in the Donald Trump administration, how the left's anti-police narrative contributed to his victory, and Trump's choice to head the Justice Department.
Nov 22, 2016 • 15min
The Trump Phenomenon
City Journal editor Brian C. Anderson and contributing editor Aaron M. Renn discuss Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential race, the popular discontent that led to his rise, and the future of the Trump administration.
Nov 1, 2016 • 13min
City Hall Republicans
City Journal editor Brian Anderson and senior editor Steve Malanga discuss the GOP's new generation of pragmatic, problem-solving mayors that have helped turn around some of America's struggling cities. From Steve Malanga's piece for the Autumn 2016 Issue of City Journal, "City Hall GOP."
Oct 5, 2016 • 12min
Lone Star Quartet
City Journal editor Brian Anderson and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Aaron Renn discuss how four big metros—Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio—power the Texas economy. From City Journal's special issue, Texas Rising.
Sep 21, 2016 • 18min
Directionless on Homelessness
Manhattan Institute senior fellow Stephen Eide speaks with Professor Thomas Main, author of Homelessness in New York City: Policymaking from Koch to de Blasio.
Sep 7, 2016 • 16min
Philanthropy and Black Education
City Journal editor Brian Anderson and senior fellow Jason Riley discuss the history of private philanthropists funding high-quality educational opportunities aimed at African-Americans and the poor.
Aug 23, 2016 • 12min
The New Landscape of Labor
City Journal editor Brian Anderson and senior editor Steve Malanga discuss how public and private-sector unions have fared since the 2008 recession and the "right-to-work" states that are leading the recovery for organized labor in the United States.
Aug 9, 2016 • 13min
Reimagining Times Square
City Journal editor Brian Anderson and former New York Times columnist John Tierney discuss recent controversies concerning the "Crossroads of the World" and how to improve the plaza for tourists and New Yorkers alike.
Jul 26, 2016 • 13min
The High Cost of Free Parking
City Journal contributing editor Aaron Renn and UCLA "parking guru" Professor Donald Shoup discuss how cities can make better use of dynamic, demand-sensitive pricing in order to ensure fair accessibility to parking.
