Christopher F. Rufo DEI Swallows Texas A&M

The university has adopted radical politics in order to “dismantle systemic racism.”

May 10 2023
Alex Dubin The Next Frontier in STEM Education

NASA should draw on the efforts of SpaceX’s experimental schools.

May 10 2023
Fred Siegel Remembered

Tributes from City Journal writers

May 10 2023

Recent Stories

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From the Spring 2023 Issue

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From the Special Issue 2023: Can California Be Golden Again?

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Podcasts

City Journal’s 10 Blocks podcast features rich conversations on public policy and culture with host Brian C. Anderson.

In the Risk Talking podcast, host Allison Schrager—economist, journalist, and author—discusses cutting-edge economics in plain language.

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When Race Trumps Merit

The new book by Heather Mac Donald

Fred Siegel’s Wisdom

Longtime City Journal contributor and urban scholar Fred Siegel has died. His work is central to an understanding of American cities.

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Fred Siegel The Riot Ideology, Reborn

Baltimore, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and the new racial politics

Fred Siegel The Liberal Top-Bottom Coalition

It started with Mayor Lindsay and continues with President Obama.

Fred Siegel Progressives Against Progress

The rise of environmentalism poisoned liberals’ historical optimism.

Fred Siegel The Godfather of American Liberalism

H. G. Wells: novelist, historian, authoritarian, anticapitalist, eugenicist, and advisor to presidents

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The Spotlight

Andrey Mir How the Media Polarized Us

The shift from ad revenue to the pursuit of digital subscriptions has turned journalism into post-journalism.

John Steele Gordon A Short History of Morality

Past generations could no more live up to present moral standards than we could live up to those of the distant future.

Nicole Gelinas Lessons of Boston’s Big Dig

America’s most ambitious infrastructure project inspired engineering marvels—and colossal mismanagement.

Theodore Dalrymple What Makes Doctor Johnson Great?

His character illuminates every word he wrote.

Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York

An Inside Look at America’s Greatest Turnaround

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Mar 23 2023
Matt DeLisi, John Paul Wright Behavior Matters

Why some people spend their lives in poverty and social dysfunction

Kay S. Hymowitz The Mother of All Disruptions

Yes, robots are coming to the workplace, fast—and yes, America will change.

Steven Malanga The Marijuana Delusion

States rush to legalize recreational pot, even as evidence of its harms grows.

Gabriel Rossman Why Woke Organizations All Sound the Same

Understanding the sociology of institutions

Roger Scruton The Turing Machine Speaks

Silicon Valley guru Yuval Noah Harari’s chilling post-humanism

Theodore Dalrymple Why Shakespeare Is For All Time

Whenever we consult his works, we come away with a deeper insight into the heart of our own mystery.

Steven Malanga Why the Middle Class Flees States That Tax the Rich

Such places favor bigger, more pervasive government.

Dec 18 2022
Joshua Hendrickson, Noah Williams A Tax-Reform Future for States?

Efforts in Mississippi and Wisconsin offer lessons for future reformers.

May 12 2022
Thomas J. Healey How to Make April Less Taxing

Newly flush with cash, the IRS should free Americans from filing returns.

Jan 09 2023
George Weigel American and Catholic

Michael Novak’s achievement

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