City Journal's 10 Blocks

Michael Torres joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the harms of public schools’ transgender secrecy policies.

Jonathan Clarke joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the value and limitations of psychoanalysis.

Glenn C. Loury, Randall L. Kennedy, and Robert P. George discuss Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's principles and legacy, and the price of intellectual nonconformity. Ilya Shapiro moderates their conversation.

Gary Taubes joins John Tierney to discuss his book Rethinking Diabetes: What Science Reveals About Diet, Insulin, and Successful Treatments. 

Gary Leff joins Jordan McGillis to discuss airline safety, airport efficiency, and the risks and rewards of air travel.

Ilya Shapiro joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss Harvard president Claudine Gay’s resignation, the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses, and the state of free speech in higher education.

Corbin K. Barthold joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss barriers to aerospace innovation and America’s need to compete in the current space race.

Glenn C. Loury and Randall L. Kennedy discuss affirmative action and the state of race and education in America. Renu Mukherjee moderates their conversation.

Renu Mukherjee joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the push to eliminate merit-based admissions at selective high schools. 

Joe Nocera joins John Tierney to discuss the government's disastrous response to the Covid pandemic.

Chelsea Follett joins Jordan McGillis to discuss cities as centers of intellectual and economic progress.

Miriam Grossman joins Leor Sapir to discuss her book Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness. The book is available in hard copy and audio editions, and more on Miriam’s work can be found at https://www.miriamgrossmanmd.com/.

James Pethokoukis joins Jordan McGillis to discuss technology’s potential to transform our economy, the need to improve our education system, and the future of conservatism.

Michael Bonner joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the rise of euthanasia in Canada, the prevalence of loneliness in the West, and the meaning of civilization. 

John Ketcham joins Brian Anderson to discuss the city's illegal-immigrant surge and the statutory basis of its right-to-shelter mandate.

Harriet Karr-McDonald and Jennifer Mitchell join Stephen Eide to discuss The Doe Fund’s efforts to provide work, housing, and vocational training to homeless men in New York City.

Judith Miller joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss Israeli domestic polarization, the Gaza hostage crisis, and the future of Israel’s war with Hamas.

Yael Bar Tur, Tal Fortgang, and Martin Gurri join Brian C. Anderson to discuss anti-Israel sentiment and the role of information in the Israel–Hamas war.  The audio for this episode is adapted from a recent virtual event (watch here). anti-Israel-sentiment role-of-information-in-Israel–Hamas-war

Charles Fain Lehman joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the ​nationwide surge in drug deaths and local governments' response to the crisis. 

Steven Malanga joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss urban retail flight and the benefits of gentrification.