City Journal Books and Culture Archive

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May 2012

Nicole Gelinas
What Should Never Be For Sale | Michael Sandel’s new book examines where markets and morals conflict.
11 May 2012

Stefan Kanfer
“Children Are Tough” | Maurice Sendak, R.I.P.
10 May 2012

April 2012

Herbert London
Social Conservatism’s Staying Power | A philosophy that the Right must not abandon
27 April 2012

Theodore Dalrymple
Erecting a Tomb to Irish Sovereignty | Frank Buckley’s installation embodies Ireland’s financial catastrophe.
27 April 2012

Brian Domitrovic
Stimulating Arguments | As Noam Scheiber tells it, the Obama administration hasn’t spent nearly enough.
27 April 2012

Gerald J. Russello
New York’s Hopeful, Precarious Future | A history of the modern city makes clear the challenges that lie ahead.
20 April 2012

Stefan Kanfer
Written on the Wind | Nick Wallenda has high hopes of emulating the Great Blondin—but that will take some doing.
13 April 2012

Dalibor Rohac
Dr. Boom | Philip Auerswald argues that entrepreneurs will spark growth worldwide.
3 April 2012

March 2012

James Panero
The Greatness of the Grid | A museum exhibit celebrates the bicentennial of Manhattan’s innovative street plan.
23 March 2012

Charles C. Johnson
“Bless Their Honest Irish Hearts” | Calvin Coolidge, unsung hero of Irish-Americans
16 March 2012

Michael J. Totten
Hezbollah’s Relentless Rage | A gripping new history of Lebanon’s Party of God
9 March 2012

Dane Stangler
Gifts of Freedom | A new history illustrates the intimate connection between philanthropy and democracy.
2 March 2012

February 2012

Ryan L. Cole
Give Me Posterity | A new biography of Patrick Henry reveals a complicated but exemplary American.
17 February 2012

Howard Husock
The Myths of The Pruitt-Igoe Myth | A new film laments the housing project’s failure for mostly the wrong reasons.
17 February 2012

Bruce S. Thornton
Culture Matters | Ibn Warraq’s eloquent defense of Western civilization
3 February 2012

January 2012

Guy Sorman
Steady As You Go | John Taylor’s new economic treatise would make helpful reading for our political leaders.
31 January 2012

Kay S. Hymowitz
White Blight | Charles Murray depicts an increasingly two-tiered white America.
25 January 2012

Fred Siegel
Nietzsche on Eggshells | A new book on the philosopher’s American reception soft-pedals his dark influence.
20 January 2012

Brian Patrick Eha
A Legible Story of Place | Brooklyn’s fabled history, as told through its many great writers
13 January 2012

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Table of Contents A quarterly magazine of urban affairs, published by the Manhattan Institute, edited by Brian C. Anderson. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •	[2012] [2011] [2010] [2009] [2008] [2007] [2006] May 2012 Nicole Gelinas What Should Never Be For Sale \| Michael Sandel’s new book examines where markets and morals conflict. 11 May 2012 Stefan Kanfer “Children Are Tough” \| Maurice Sendak, R.I.P. 10 May 2012 April 2012 Herbert London Social Conservatism’s Staying Power \| A philosophy that the Right must not abandon 27 April 2012 Theodore Dalrymple Erecting a Tomb to Irish Sovereignty \| Frank Buckley’s installation embodies Ireland’s financial catastrophe. 27 April 2012 Brian Domitrovic Stimulating Arguments \| As Noam Scheiber tells it, the Obama administration hasn’t spent nearly enough. 27 April 2012 Gerald J. Russello New York’s Hopeful, Precarious Future \| A history of the modern city makes clear the challenges that lie ahead. 20 April 2012 Stefan Kanfer Written on the Wind \| Nick Wallenda has high hopes of emulating the Great Blondin—but that will take some doing. 13 April 2012 Dalibor Rohac Dr. Boom \| Philip Auerswald argues that entrepreneurs will spark growth worldwide. 3 April 2012 March 2012 James Panero The Greatness of the Grid \| A museum exhibit celebrates the bicentennial of Manhattan’s innovative street plan. 23 March 2012 Charles C. Johnson “Bless Their Honest Irish Hearts” \| Calvin Coolidge, unsung hero of Irish-Americans 16 March 2012 Michael J. Totten Hezbollah’s Relentless Rage \| A gripping new history of Lebanon’s Party of God 9 March 2012 Dane Stangler Gifts of Freedom \| A new history illustrates the intimate connection between philanthropy and democracy. 2 March 2012 February 2012 Ryan L. Cole Give Me Posterity \| A new biography of Patrick Henry reveals a complicated but exemplary American. 17 February 2012 Howard Husock The Myths of The Pruitt-Igoe Myth \| A new film laments the housing project’s failure for mostly the wrong reasons. 17 February 2012 Bruce S. Thornton Culture Matters \| Ibn Warraq’s eloquent defense of Western civilization 3 February 2012 January 2012 Guy Sorman Steady As You Go \| John Taylor’s new economic treatise would make helpful reading for our political leaders. 31 January 2012 Kay S. Hymowitz White Blight \| Charles Murray depicts an increasingly two-tiered white America. 25 January 2012 Fred Siegel Nietzsche on Eggshells \| A new book on the philosopher’s American reception soft-pedals his dark influence. 20 January 2012 Brian Patrick Eha A Legible Story of Place \| Brooklyn’s fabled history, as told through its many great writers 13 January 2012 [2012] [2011] [2010] [2009] [2008] [2007] [2006]	Search Site Advanced Search