City Journal
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City Journal is a quarterly magazine, published by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, a conservative think tank based out of New York City. Its current editor is Myron Magnet and many of its articles focus on urban policy. It has been described by London's Daily Telegraph as "the Bible of the new urbanism". Although the magazine is based in New York City, it covers issues of national scope. Additionally, there is often a British perspective from Anthony Daniels, better known by his pen name of Theodore Dalrymple. The magazine is notable among political journals for its ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Ed Koch: The Last Sane Liberal
Tevi Troy, City JournalThis past summer, Edward I. Koch, a Democrat, made headlines by noisily endorsing Republican Bob Turner in a special election to fill the congressional ... -
The Court That Broke Jersey: The state's activist judiciary has forced taxpayers to finance unprecedented educational and housing regimes.
Squelching rumors this past fall of a presidential run, New Jersey governor Chris Christie observed that he had lots more to do to fix a broken state. He wasnt kidding: though ... -
It's Working in Walker's Wisconsin: The governor's controversial labor reforms are already saving taxpayers millions.
Public unions around the country have poured money into an effort to vote Walker out of office. One morning last February, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker called his staff ... -
Crime and the Great Recession by James Q. Wilson, City Journal Summer 2011
Jobs have fled, lawbreaking hasn't risen--and criminologists are scratching their heads.via Mayel de Borniol (t) -
The Compensation Monster Devouring Cities: The real battle over public workers' pay is happening in city halls, not state capitols.
New Haven mayor John DeStefano has had a good relationship with his citys municipal unions through most of his 17 years in office. But lately, those ties have frayed, thanks ...via Memeorandum -
Sisterhood and the SEALs
It was just a matter of time before the successful Navy SEAL operation against Osama bin Laden on May 1 provoked a complaint that SEAL teams are all-male.Posted by Jon Mitchell -
In Search of the Washington Novel
Washington novels, such as they are, tend to be found on racks at National Airport, the raised gold letters of their titles promising a bomb on Air Force One or a terrorist ...via Jack Shafer -
Start-Up City - City Journal
City JournalStart-Up CityCity JournalLike the rest of America, New York City has been buffeted by the recession that began in December 2007. This past August, the city's ... -
The Silicon Lining
California’s innovative high-tech firms keep creating wealth, but will bad state policies drive them out?Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
America’s Food Revolution
The U.S. has revolutionized its culinary culture over the last 40-odd years. No longer is it the developed world’s worst food nation; in fact, it’s perhaps the best. And ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala



