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Universities Face a Reckoning

Analysis and reporting on the crisis in higher education

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Tal Fortgang Intimidation Is Not Free Speech

Though hypocritical, university presidents are right to defend free speech—but they should take a stand against disruptive action on campuses.

Dec 12 2023
Paul du Quenoy Purging the Presidents

Lessons from the University of Pennsylvania

Dec 11 2023
Heather Mac Donald The Academy at the Crossroads

Pro-Hamas protests have exposed anti-Western ideology as the prevailing belief system on college campuses. The question: whether disgruntled donors and alumni can overcome decades of intellectual misdirection.

Dec 13 2023
Heather Mac Donald The Academy at the Crossroads, Part Two

Penn 2.0 and the larger ideological problem: universities are waging a war on the West.

Dec 14 2023
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Israel and Western Values Under Attack

Analyzing what the conflict means for our culture and institutions, our cities and security, and our democracy

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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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America’s Cultural Revolution:
How the Radical Left Conquered Everything


New Book by Christopher F. Rufo

Christopher Rufo Show

Christopher Rufo is a conservative journalist who specializes in critical race theory, gender ideology, and the capture of America’s institutions. In this podcast series, he’s taking a deep look at the revolutionary changes consuming the United States—and what conservatives can do to fight back.

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When Race Trumps Merit


The new book by Heather Mac Donald

Special Issue 2023:
Can California Be Golden Again?

The Spotlight

John Tierney Overserved, Underrated

A witty and erudite homage to alcohol concedes its drawbacks but makes the case for its social—and civilizational—utility.

Dec 31 2021
Theodore Dalrymple It Hurts, Therefore I Am

Tattoos as windows into the criminal soul

Kay S. Hymowitz The Sexual Revolution’s Angry Children

At its core, #MeToo represents a rejection of the sixties’ vision of erotic liberation.

Heather Mac Donald The Microaggression Farce

The latest campus fad, which sees racism everywhere, will create a new generation of permanent victims.

Guy Sorman Christmas Around the World

The holiday, especially in its American form, has been broadly adopted nearly everywhere in some fashion.

Dec 27 2021
Samuel Kronen Yes to Life

Viktor Frankl survived the Holocaust and created a new psychology in which the search for meaning—not pleasure or power—is mankind’s central motivational force.

Aug 18 2023
Bruce Bawer Life Happens

Michael Apted’s ongoing Up series remains a profound work of art.

Heather Mac Donald The True Purpose of the University

Students would scorn free speech less if colleges honored their mission to transmit knowledge.

Steven Malanga The States Power Down

Ambitious renewables mandates by local governments are eroding the electric grid’s reliability, with alarming consequences.

Theodore Dalrymple The Rimbaud of Cwmdonkin Drive

Dylan Thomas, the last true bohemian

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