Astronomer’s peer-reviewed work passed under the “equity” lens and found wanting

An astronomer’s peer-reviewed work is passed under the “equity” lens and found wanting. | Continue reading


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Goodbye, MIT

Two alumni explain why they are withdrawing their financial support. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

The Gotham Cacophony

More and more New Yorkers find noise a threat to livability. | Continue reading


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The Math of Khan

Not just a YouTube phenomenon, but a model for educational transformation | Continue reading


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California’s switch to a primarily solar and wind-powered grid is a dead end

Why the switch to a primarily solar and wind-powered grid is a dead end. | Continue reading


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The Miseducation of America’s Elites

Affluent parents, terrified of running afoul of the new orthodoxy in their children’s private schools, organize in secret. | Continue reading


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Break Up Big Tech? A conversation about the future of the industry

A conversation about the future of the industry | Continue reading


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Why Study War?

Military history teaches us about honor, sacrifice, and the inevitability of conflict. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Google employee program claims that America is a “system of white supremacy”

A Google employee program claims that America is a “system of white supremacy” and that all Americans are “raised to be racist.” | Continue reading


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Conspiracies All the Way Down

As Americans increasingly embrace conspiracy theories, they reject the shared sense of reality that facilitates useful discussion. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Art and Artificial Intelligence

Kazuo Ishiguro’s new novel Klara and the Sun explores the continuum between creativity and technology. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Will Policymakers Let the Covid Crisis End?

Reluctant to set the public free, policymakers and the public-health bureaucracy set unachievable and unnecessary goals. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Alone: The decline of the family has unleashed an epidemic of loneliness (2019)

The decline of the family has unleashed an epidemic of loneliness. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Do masks work? A review of the evidence

A review of the evidence | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Do Masks Work?

A review of the evidence | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Animal Rights (2000)

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Regular talk of crisis can degrade liberty

Regular talk of crisis can degrade liberty. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Runaway degree inflation reinforces the class divide

Runaway degree inflation reinforces the class divide. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Facebook announces sweeping new restrictions on criticism of protected groups

Facebook announces sweeping new restrictions on criticism of protected groups. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Why Is Young-Adult Fiction So Popular?

Stories of heroes vanquishing the shadowy forces governing their worlds resonate in today’s frustrated, micromanaged America. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

The Panic Pandemic

Fearmongering from journalists, scientists, and politicians did more harm than the virus. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

The U.S. Overdose Wave

A fundamental shift in the supply of drugs is contributing to the rise in overdoses. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Nuclear is still Clean, Reliable, and Safe Energy (2019)

As atomic power fades, a new band of supporters argues that it is still our best source of clean, reliable, and—yes—safe electricity. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

The Boomer Wealth Boom

A crucial shift in retirement savings helped a generation salt away trillions. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

New Research Quantifies ‘Zoning Tax’ Exacted by Land-Use Regulations

In some American cities, regulation costs homebuyers hundreds of thousands of dollars. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

The Case for Small Towns

A uniquely American place can bring down housing costs for families, if we can restore the conditions that made them possible. | Continue reading


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The Founding Father (2002)

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EdTech Providers Can Help Higher Education

Colleges are struggling with everything from the pandemic to rising costs—but EdTech companies can help. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

San Francisco residents are fed up with city inaction on open-air drug use

San Francisco residents are fed up with city officials’ lack of action on open-air drug use. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

The Chump Effect

Progressive policies penalize those who play by the rules and shower benefits on those who don’t. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

California’s Progressive Anti-Housing Warriors

Left-wing interest groups are often the fiercest supporters of regulations that make housing in the Golden State so expensive. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Keep the SAT and ACT for college admissions

Critics overstate the flaws of the tests—and understate their merits. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

When the State Comes for Your Kids

Social workers, youth shelters, and the threat to parents’ rights | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Progressive reforms helped level a historic part of black Detroit

How progressive reforms helped level a historic part of black Detroit | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

The Establishment Strikes Back – For Now

Elites move to protect the public from itself. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

The Madman as Painter (2016)

An artist of genius and a murderer, Richard Dadd spent 42 years in psychiatric institutions. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Following the Politics, Not the Science: Lab-Leak Hypothesis

Scientists and journalists should reckon with their early dismissals of the lab-leak hypothesis. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

The Woke-Industrial Complex

The nation’s largest defense contractor sends key executives on a mission to deconstruct their “white male privilege.” | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

The New Productivity Revolution

Innovations in biotech, energy, and space could drive the next generation of prosperity—if we let it happen. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Jobs Without Takers

Expanded federal unemployment benefits are discouraging work among people who need it most. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Blame regulation, not financial speculation, for skyrocketing housing prices

Localities have made it practically illegal to build enough housing to meet demand. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 2 years ago

Much to Forgive

Adults have failed children in foisting unnecessary, harmful Covid-19 restrictions on them. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 3 years ago

Will New York Come Back?

The developer and longtime government hand tells Nicole Gelinas that leadership will determine when the city thrives again. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 3 years ago

The Big Empty

New York City Diarist | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 3 years ago

Let’s Talk About Free Speech

Some advocates of restricting expression insist that censorship debates are merely about boundary-setting—but they’re wrong. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 3 years ago

California Ethnic Studies Curriculum Accuses Christianity of “Theocide”

California’s proposed ethnic studies curriculum urges students to chant to the Aztec deity of human sacrifice. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 3 years ago

NC school district launches campaign against “whiteness in educational spaces”

North Carolina’s largest school district launches a campaign against “whiteness in educational spaces.” | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 3 years ago

Marriage is not a contract – it is a vow

Marriage is not a contract but a vow. | Continue reading


@city-journal.org | 3 years ago