“I’m Not Mad at Americans” | City Journal
Oct 10, 2024 · Maybe it’s easier to get in Florida than here. I’m not mad at Americans. I’m frustrated with myself, my people, my government, and our politicians. Christopher F. Rufo is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and the author of America’s Cultural Revolution. Christina Buttons is an ...
Chicago's Incredible Shrinking Mayor | City Journal
Oct 9, 2024 · The Incredible Shrinking Mayor. Whether it’s schools, crime, or public finances, Brandon Johnson’s administration has left destruction in its wake. Brandon Johnson is rapidly establishing himself as one of the worst mayors in Chicago’s history. In just over a year and a half in office, his approval rating has plummeted to an abysmal 25 ...
The Real Story Behind Drag Queen Story Hour | City Journal
Oct 23, 2022 · Drag Queen Story Hour—in which performers in drag read books to kids in libraries, schools, and bookstores—has become a cultural flashpoint. The political Right has denounced these performances as sexual transgressions against children, while the political Left has defended them as an expression of LGBTQ pride. The intellectual debate has even spilled into real-world conflict: […]
New Evidence for the Ferguson Effect - City Journal
Jan 14, 2022 · Recent studies support a long-standing theory connecting police protests and rising violent crime. In 2015 and 2016, the coincidence of a major surge in homicides following mass protests over the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, prompted a heated debate about whether the demonstrations, and the anti-police hostility they ...
DEI Captures the Treasury Department | City Journal
Oct 16 2024 / Share. The Treasury Department is ground zero for the Biden administration’s “whole-of-government” DEI agenda. The agency, which serves as the guardian of the American financial system, has translated critical race and gender theories into official policy—all under the guise of “diversity, equity, and inclusion.”.
Heather Mac Donald | City Journal
Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and a New York Times bestselling author. She is a recipient of the 2005 Bradley Prize. Mac Donald’s work at City Journal has covered a range of topics, including higher education, immigration, policing, homelessness and homeless advocacy, criminal-justice reform, and …
On Race and Crime, a Counterfactual Narrative | City Journal
Apr 25, 2023 · Every news outlet that covered the shooting led with the race of Yarl and of Lester. Yarl was inevitably identified as a “Black” teenager and Lester as a “white” homeowner. The Kansas City district attorney validated the race narrative. The shooting had a “racial component,” the prosecutor said, without offering evidence.
School Shootings: Horrific but Statistically Rare | City Journal
May 27, 2022 · School shootings are horrific and heartbreaking, but they remain statistically rare. Another senseless mass shooting, another national wave of mourning and anger, another presidential visit to a grief-stricken community. But as President Biden faces the cameras in Uvalde, Texas, this weekend, as he and other leaders offer their prescriptions ...
Review of "The Fourth Turning Is Here" by Neil Howe - City Journal
Sep 3, 2023 · The Fourth Turning Is Here, by Neil Howe (Simon & Schuster, 592 pp., $32.50) “The old American republic is collapsing. And a new American republic, as yet unrecognizable, is under construction.”. The opening line of historian Neil Howe’s The Fourth Turning Is Here (2023) jumps to the point. It also foreshadows the odd dualistic theme that ...
Surge in Violent Crime Against NYC Women | City Journal
Feb 15 2022 / Share. Kristal Bayron-Nieves, Michelle Go, Dorothy Clarke-Rozier, and now, Christina Yuna Lee—four women, all making their way in the big city, all murdered by strange men in the first six weeks of 2022. Over the past two years, New York City has become increasingly unsafe for everyone—men, women, and children.