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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."

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.


