City Journal's 10 Blocks

Charles Fain Lehman, Judge Glock, Rafael Mangual, and Daniel Di Martino discuss what’s next for Trump’s tariffs, the latest in the deportation saga of former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil, and what people are getting up to with corpses on the New York City subway.

Neetu Arnold joins Brian Anderson to discuss how Houston’s public schools have halted Covid-era learning losses as a result of direct instruction and a no-nonsense approach to discipline. 

Mark P. Mills joins Brian Anderson to discuss why a true energy transition is impossible. 

Tal Fortgang joins Brian Anderson to discuss his feature story from the City Journal winter issue, “The Rise of Civil Terrorism.”

Ross Douthat joins John Hirschauer to discuss his book, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.

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.

udd 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.

Heather Mac Donald joins Brian Anderson to discuss what President Trump can do at the federal level to restore public safety and reduce crime.

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.