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“They’re Dropping Planes on Us”
A quarter-century ago, on the Tuesday morning of September 11, 2001, I took a late commuter train from Westchester to the Manhattan Institute’s offices. Around Spuyten Duyvil, the flip phones—those old Nokias and Motorolas—started ringing, followed by nervous murmuring. “A plane hit the World Trade Center,” someone said. The train slowed, then continued on. I felt a sense of dread: Could it really be an accident?
Legionellosis Outbreaks! What Have We Learned?
The year is 2015. It’s August. The setting is a 400-plus-person veterans home in Quincy, Illinois. Quincy lies in west-central Illinois on the banks of the Mississippi River, approximately 130 miles upriver from St. Louis in Adams County. It is home to around 40,000 hard-working, middle-class Americans. Water had been in the news recently due to a major Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the South Bronx in New York City.
The Left’s Institutional Capture
Seth Barron joins Brian Anderson to discuss his new book, Weaponized: The Left’s Capture and Destruction of America’ s Sacred Institutions. This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thank you for signing up! Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is Seth Barron. Seth is a New York City-based reporter and editor who covers local and national politics.
Pre-Industrial Life Was Worse
Chelsea Follett joins Brian Anderson to talk about how technology has improved urban living from earlier times. This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thank you for signing up! Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is Chelsea Follett.
Mamdani’s First Three Months
Nicole Gelinas joins Brian Anderson to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s performance as mayor and the fiscal condition of New York City. This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thank you for signing up! Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. This is Brian Anderson. I’m the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the program today is a frequent guest, Nicole Gelinas.
The Rich Are Good for Democracy
John O. McGinnis joins Brian Anderson to discuss his forthcoming book, Why Democracy Needs the Rich: The Hidden Benefits of Wealth in a Free Society. This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thank you for signing up! Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me today is John McGinnis. He's the George C.
Socialism and Social Cohesion in New York City
Stephen Eide joins Brian Anderson to discuss “Scandinavia on the Hudson,” his story from City Journal’s Autumn 2025 issue. This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thank you for signing up! Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. This is Brian Anderson, editor of City Journal, and joining me is a regular guest on the podcast Stephen Eide. He's a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal.
Therapeutic Culture Is a Luxury Belief: Why Young People Are Struggling
Why are so many young people struggling with mental health? Abigail Shrier, Rob Henderson, and Brian Anderson explore the roots of the crisis and examine the roles played by mental health professionals, shifting parenting styles, the influence of schools, and social media.
The West’s Civilizational Inheritance | 10 Blocks Podcast
James Hankins and Allen Guelzo join Brian Anderson to discuss their new book project, The Golden Thread: The History of the Western Tradition. This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thank you for signing up! Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. I'm Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Today we're joined by professors James Hankins and Allen Guelzo.
The Life Of A Postseason Broadcaster, By Brian Anderson
It's October, and that means the best of the best are emerging in the world of baseball. That includes the broadcast booth. Living life as a national baseball broadcaster in the playoffs is a unique experience. Just ask Brian Anderson. The man who is sharing the TBS booth with Jeff Francoeur for the big series between the Phillies and Dodgers reunites with Bradfo to talk about all the intricacies that come with living this very public existence.
Hobbes Without the Sovereign
Download Subscriber Only Subscribe Change the initial conditions of an experiment, and the same laws of nature will yield a different outcome. So, too, in a theory of politics, alter the suppositions even a little and a different picture of the world will result. This is what Georgetown business professor John Hasnas does to John Locke’s political philosophy in his lucid, lively, and logical new book, Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society.
New York Confronts Ideological Violence
Nicole Gelinas joins Brian Anderson to discuss the pattern of random acts of violence in New York City and what can be done to stop them. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. This is Brian Anderson. I’m the editor of City Journal, and joining me on today’s show is Nicole Gelinas, who has been on this podcast many times. She’s a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a long-time contributing editor at City Journal and is now a contributing opinion editor at the New York Times.
Euthanasia in New York?
John Hirschauer joins Brian Anderson to discuss the recently passed legislation in New York that—pending Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature—would legalize Medical Aid in Dying. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. I’m Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal, and joining me on the show today is John Hirschauer. He’s an associate editor of City Journal and he also writes about policy related to mental illness and disability as well as other cultural issues.
Remembering Sol Stern
We’re sad to hear of the passing of Sol Stern (1935–2025), whose incisive writing on education for City Journal helped shape New York City’s reform movement. As a longtime contributor to the magazine and author of Breaking Free: Public School Lessons and the Imperative of School Choice, he advocated rigorous curricula, school choice, and accountability in public schools.
LOUD AND CLEAR | Kirkus Reviews
A blissfully vicarious, heartfelt glimpse into the life of a Manhattan burlesque dancer. A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the 1970s. Discovered on a Manhattan street in 2020 and introduced on Stanton’s Humans of New York Instagram page, Johnson, then 76, shares her dynamic history as a “fiercely independent” Black burlesque dancer who used the stage name Tanqueray and became a celebrated fixture in midtown adult theaters.
Pot’s Mental-Health Dangers
Stephen Eide joins Brian Anderson to discuss “Marijuana and the Mentally Ill” and other issues. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is Stephen Eide, he's been on the show before. He is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a valued, contributing editor of City Journal. He writes extensively about social policy, especially in the areas of homelessness and mental illness.
Valley Pique
On The Technological Republic, by Alexander C. Karp & Nicholas W. Zamiska. n April 2018, a group of Google employees launched an internal revolt. They were outraged that their company, long associated with the lofty mission of “organizing the world’s information,” was involved in a far grittier enterprise: helping the U.S. military analyze drone surveillance footage. The program, known as Project Maven, was designed to improve targeting accuracy in combat zones.
Presidents and CEOs
Tevi Troy joins Brian Anderson to discuss his book, The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today’s show is Tevi Troy. Tevi is a senior fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute. He’s a senior scholar at Yeshiva University Strauss Center and a former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and Senior White House Aide.
New York’s Composting Delusion
John Tierney joins Brian Anderson to discuss why composting and recycling persist despite the lack of evidence for their efficacy. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. Today we’re joined by John Tierney to discuss what he calls the most nonsensical form of municipal recycling, which is composting. This is an environmentalist passion that he points out costs a lot of money for little benefit and plenty of downsides.
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Houston Schools’ Turnaround
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. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Today we’re joined by Neetu Arnold to discuss changes that some public school districts are making to recover from the learning losses of the Covid years.
Green Energy Fallacies
Mark P. Mills joins Brian Anderson to discuss why a true energy transition is impossible. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal, and today we're joined by Mark Mills. We're going to discuss energy and technology and some of his recent stories for City Journal, including his most recent, which we titled will never have an energy transition.
Protest, or Intimidation?
Tal Fortgang joins Brian Anderson to discuss his feature story from the City Journal winter issue, “The Rise of Civil Terrorism.” Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. Today we’re joined by Tal Fortgang to discuss his story from our winter issue, “The Rise of Civil Terrorism.” I’m Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Tal is a legal policy fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
The Legal Pot Debacle
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. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. This is Brian Anderson. I’m the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today’s show is my colleague, Steven Malanga, he’s been on many times. He’s a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and City Journal’s senior editor.
“The Walmart of Heroin”
Charles Fain Lehman joins Brian Anderson to discuss the drug crisis in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the Editor of City Journal. Joining me on today’s show is Charles Fain Lehman. He’s a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal, where his work is focused on policing, public safety, and drug abuse, among other issues.
Trump and Public Safety: 10 Blocks podcast
Heather Mac Donald joins Brian Anderson to discuss what President Trump can do at the federal level to restore public safety and reduce crime. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. I’m Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Today, I’m joined by Heather Mac Donald. Heather is the Manhattan Institute’s Thomas W. Smith fellow. She’s a contributing editor of City Journal and has written for the magazine almost since its inception.
A History of Movement in New York City
Nicole Gelinas joins Brian Anderson to discuss her new book, Movement: New York’s Long War to Take Back its Streets from the Car. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the Editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is Nicole Gelinas, a friend who’s been on many, many times. She’s a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a longtime contributing editor of City Journal, and a columnist for the New York Post.
Why Prison Works
Charles Fain Lehman joins Brian Anderson to discuss his article “Build More Prisons” and how to improve our incarceration system. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today‘s show is Charles Fain Lehman. He‘s a fellow at MI and a contributing editor of City Journal. His work focuses on various issues, policing, public safety, drug abuse.
Trump’s Big Win
Fred Bauer joins Brian Anderson to discuss the lessons of the 2024 presidential election. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today’s show is Fred Bauer. Fred writes regularly for City Journal on politics, political campaigns, other issues. His writing has also appeared in National Review, UnHerd, and The Atlantic.
AI for Government
Danny Crichton joins Brian Anderson to discuss how AI and algorithms can be applied to streamline government services. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is Danny Crichton. Danny's a Fellow at the Manhattan Institute where he analyzes technology growth and economics, and he's the head of editorial at the VC firm, Lux Capital, where he publishes the excellent Risk Gaming newsletter and podcast.
SEC Committee to Discuss Definition of Fiduciary Thursday
401(k) Specialist The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will host a panel discussion on who must serve in the client’s best interest on September 19, 2024. The panel will include Erin Koeppel, CFP Board’s Managing Director of Government Relations and Public Policy Counsel. 401(k) Specialist Brian Anderson September 16, 2024
Reigniting Economic Growth
Judge Glock joins Brian Anderson to discuss economic strategy and the consequences of government regulation on American productivity. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today's show is Judge Glock. Judge is the director of research and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and he's a contributing editor of City Journal.
Unfit for Work
Steven Malanga joins Brian Anderson to discuss the decline in labor force participation and the factors that might be contributing to it. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is my colleague, Steven Malanga. He's a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and City Journal's senior editor.
A Crisis on Campus
The eruption of anti-Israel—often pro-Hamas—protests and encampments on American campuses after October 7, joining keffiyeh-wearing students and faculty sympathizers, has exposed the crisis of the American university. The crisis has three main aspects; none are new, and each is prevalent at the nation’s most elite schools, as well as at less elevated institutions. First is the Left’s domination of academic instruction, a problem that conservatives have warned about since William F.
Pushing Back on DEI
John D. Sailer joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, and particularly NIH First, a quarter-billion-dollar grant program focused on encouraging DEI hiring at universities. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is John D. Sailer.
Bankrolling Disorder
N. S. Lyons joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the deep-pocketed Ford Foundation’s long history of funding radical social movements. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is the essayist N.S. Lyons. He's the author of a terrific Substack newsletter called The Upheaval, which explores our era of revolutionary cultural, technological, and political change. He's written for City Journal a number of times.
Gender Medicine and Scientific Evidence
Leor Sapir joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the Biden administration’s policies on so-called gender-affirming care, the Department of Education’s redefining of Title IX to suggest that the law would ban discrimination based on gender identity, and other issues. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the Editor of City Journal. Joining me on today's show is Leor Sapir, he's been on the show before.
After the Debate Debacle
Jeffrey H. Anderson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the Biden–Trump debate, marijuana policy, and the national crime rate. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today’s show is Jeffrey Anderson. He’s the president of the American Main Street Initiative, which is a think tank that focuses on issues that are important to everyday Americans.
Telling the Truth About America
Wilfred Reilly joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his book Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School Curricula. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today’s show is Wilfred Reilly.
Countering Progressive Extremism
Eric Kaufmann joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his book The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for Rolling Back Progressive Extremism. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today’s show is Eric Kaufmann. Eric is a professor of politics and the director of the Center for Heterodox Social Science at the University of Buckingham, and he’s an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
Policing and the Social Order
Rafael A. Mangual joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss barriers to enacting effective crime-fighting policies. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is Rafael Mangual, the Nick Ohnell fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and a member of the Council on Criminal Justice.
Unimaginable-and Inevitable
Victor Davis Hanson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his book The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is the military historian, columnist, and classics scholar Victor Davis Hanson. Victor is an old friend of the Manhattan Institute and City Journal. He’s been a contributing editor for us.
Sidelining Science
James B. Meigs joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the decline of science journalism. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is James Meigs. Jim is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a valued contributing editor at City Journal. He co-hosts the How Do We Fix It? podcast, and he writes the tech commentary column for Commentary.
Parsing the Birth Dearth
Steven Malanga joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss states’ varying birth rates. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is Steven Malanga. Steve’s been on the show a number of times. He’s a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and City Journal’s senior editor. He writes about state and local governance, economic policy, and many other matters ranging from pension funding to pot legalization.
Cultivating Civility
Alexandra Hudson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss her book The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today’s show is Alexandra Hudson. She’s a writer, a speaker, and the author of Civic Renaissance, which is a newsletter dedicated to ennobling the public discourse with the wisdom of the past.
The Will to Liberty
Martin Gurri joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss how we can transcend the pettiness and corruption of our current political moment. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today’s show is Martin Gurri. He’s been on the program before. He’s a writer, a former CIA analyst, a visiting research fellow at the Mercatus Center. He studies the relationship between politics and media.
Capturing the Spirit of Glasgow's Pub Culture in 1968
Capturing the Spirit of Glasgow's Pub Culture in 1968: A Monochromatic Journey Through Time In the heart of Glasgow's rich history lies a treasure trove of moments frozen in time, encapsulated by the lens of photographers who sought to immortalize the essence of daily life. Step back to 1968, where the atmospheric black and white photographs of men gathered in pubs tell a tale of camaraderie, resilience, and the enduring spirit of the city.
Abundance or Extinction?
Michael J. Totten joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the potential and danger of artificial intelligence. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today’s show is Michael Totten. He’s a contributing editor of City Journal and a former foreign correspondent. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.
NEAR SELL- OUT MICHAEL FRANZESE EVENT MOVED TO THE GARAGE
Join us for an unforgettable evening with Michael Franzese, who was portrayed by Joseph Bono in the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas now moved to the Garage in Glasgow https://www.gadflyentertainment.com/ Michael Franzese, once named one of the 50 most significant mob bosses in the USA by Fortune Magazine and a former member of the notorious Colombo crime family, will take you deep into the world of organised crime, sharing captivating tales and insights into the mafia's past, present, and...
Chaos and Order
Robert Henderson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his book Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today, and he’s been on before, is Rob Henderson. His weekly Substack newsletter on human nature, social class, and a lot more now reaches nearly 50,000 subscribers.
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