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Kenneth T. Jackson - Robert Moses, Hero of New York?

Nov 8, 2022

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The Power Broker - Robert Moses

01:48

Robert Caro and the Power Broker

05:20

Introduction

2min

The Greatest Builder in American History, Robert Moses

5min

The Power Broker and the Rise of New York

5min

The Power Broker - Caro Caro's Power Broker

3min

What Is the Connotation of Power?

4min

New York Is a Capital of the 20th Century

4min

Robert Moses - He Never Drived a Car

5min

Robert Moses and the 90 Day Eviction

2min

The Traber-Arbridge Internal Authority

3min

10.

The Importance of Highways

2min

11.

Moses Wasn't in Charge of Mass Transit

5min

12.

New York Is the Most Energetic, Efficient Place in America

2min

13.

Is Caro Really Right About the Loss of Neighborhoods Through Which Moses Built Us Highways?

6min

14.

What Do You Think About Highways?

3min

15.

Building in New York City

2min

16.

The Power Broker, Robert Carroll's Power Broker

2min

17.

The Rise of Silicon Valley and San Francisco

2min

18.

New York City Won't Work Without Infrastructure

3min

19.

Is It Enough to Get Rid of the Bureaucracy?

2min

20.

Is There a One Coordinated Coherent Plan for the City?

2min

21.

Is There a Cyclic in American History?

3min

22.

Are You Optimistic About New York?

6min

23.

Robert Caro and the Power Broker

5min

24.

The Cross Bronx Expressway

3min

25.

What Is Long Termism?

3min

26.

Caro's Response to the Power Broker

3min

27.

The Power Broker - Robert Moses

2min

28.

The Biography of Robert Moses by Carol

5min

I had a fascinating discussion about Robert Moses and The Power Broker with Professor Kenneth T. Jackson.

He's the pre-eminent historian on NYC and author of Robert Moses and The Modern City: The Transformation of New York.

He answers:

* Why are we so much worse at building things today?

* Would NYC be like Detroit without the master builder?

* Does it take a tyrant to stop NIMBY?

Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript here.

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Timestamps

(0:00:00) Preview + Intro

(0:11:13) How Moses Gained Power

(0:18:22) Moses Saved NYC?

(0:27:31) Moses the Startup Founder?

(0:32:34) The Case Against Moses Highways

(0:50:30) NIMBYism

(1:02:44) Is Progress Cyclical

(1:11:13) Friendship with Caro

(1:19:50) Moses the Longtermist?

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