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Feb 14, 2017 • 14min
Reinventing the Port Authority
Robert Poole (of the Reason Foundation) joins Aaron Renn to discuss the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Port Authority was originally founded to manage the region's transportation infrastructure, but the agency has long been plagued by politicized decision making, money-losing facilities, and declining financial viability. Poole is the author of a new report commissioned by the Manhattan Institute, Reinventing the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Check out City Journal's coverage of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey below. The Port Authority Leviathan (Seth Barron, Winter 2016) Bloated, Broke, and Bullied (Steve Malanga, Spring 2016) Let's Break Up the Port Authority (Stephen Eide, Summer 2016) The New York Police Force That Doesn't Work (Judith Miller and Alex Armlovich, Autumn 2016) Making New York's Airports Great Again (John Tierney, Winter 2017)

Feb 1, 2017 • 18min
Trump, The Elites, and The Deplorables
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."

Jan 18, 2017 • 27min
The New Brooklyn
City Journal editor Brian Anderson and contributing editor Kay Hymowitz discuss her new book, "The New Brooklyn: What It Takes to Bring a City Back," which chronicles the history of New York City's largest borough and its remarkable transformation from a symbol of urban decay by the mid-20th century to one of the most valuable and innovative environments in the world.

Jan 4, 2017 • 15min
Policing the Port Authority
City Journal senior editor Steve Malanga and contributing editor Judy Miller discuss some of the issues with the Port Authority Police Department, including a secret review of the department's security readiness and the contentious relationship between Port Authority leaders and the police union. Read Judy Miller's full piece from the Autumn 2016 Issue of City Journal, "The New York Police Force That Doesn't Work."

Dec 21, 2016 • 17min
American Energy and Trump
City Journal associate editor Matthew Hennessey and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Robert Bryce discuss the possibilities for the domestic energy industry under Trump, the state of American nuclear power, the Left's push for all-renewable energy, and more.

Dec 14, 2016 • 13min
The Left's War on Science
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.

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."


