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Their discontent belies the strong jobs market, which added more than 250,000 employees in December.
It’s time to start thinking about the constitutional ideals that can put the nation’s finances on sound footing.
A progressive talking point wrongly suggests that riders’ concerns are irrational.
Championing violent, sectarian conduct in pursuit of their political goals, they stand in direct opposition to the nation’s core principles.
One-in-1,000 kids with Type-2 diabetes is a “crisis,” according to the health establishment—but the same ratio of kids on puberty blockers is “very rare.”
The Facebook CEO seems to tack with the political winds, but his conversion is nonetheless vital.
Fitzgerald’s novel has lost neither its glamour nor its moral force.
A network of progressive groups and militants is preparing for battle.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority needs to provide more data.
Justices heard oral arguments about a Texas law’s constitutionality this week.
It would do little to help buyers, while deterring private investment in housing-stock upgrades.
High costs affecting renters and homeowners loomed large in voters’ minds last November.
President Biden’s executive order lays bare his misguided, interventionist economic outlook.
Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature have focused on less pressing but more politically useful topics.
The New York governor’s theatrical State of the State message was an effort to combat negative poll ratings and discourage potential primary challengers in 2026.
California’s progressive governance contributed to the significant damage the L.A. wildfires have caused.
The new administration should return federal law enforcement agencies to their original missions.
A progressive talking point wrongly suggests that riders’ concerns are irrational.
Championing violent, sectarian conduct in pursuit of their political goals, they stand in direct opposition to the nation’s core principles.
One-in-1,000 kids with Type-2 diabetes is a “crisis,” according to the health establishment—but the same ratio of kids on puberty blockers is “very rare.”
The Facebook CEO seems to tack with the political winds, but his conversion is nonetheless vital.
Fitzgerald’s novel has lost neither its glamour nor its moral force.
A network of progressive groups and militants is preparing for battle.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority needs to provide more data.
Justices heard oral arguments about a Texas law’s constitutionality this week.
It would do little to help buyers, while deterring private investment in housing-stock upgrades.
High costs affecting renters and homeowners loomed large in voters’ minds last November.
President Biden’s executive order lays bare his misguided, interventionist economic outlook.
Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature have focused on less pressing but more politically useful topics.
The New York governor’s theatrical State of the State message was an effort to combat negative poll ratings and discourage potential primary challengers in 2026.
California’s progressive governance contributed to the significant damage the L.A. wildfires have caused.
The new administration should return federal law enforcement agencies to their original missions.
A progressive talking point wrongly suggests that riders’ concerns are irrational.
Championing violent, sectarian conduct in pursuit of their political goals, they stand in direct opposition to the nation’s core principles.
One-in-1,000 kids with Type-2 diabetes is a “crisis,” according to the health establishment—but the same ratio of kids on puberty blockers is “very rare.”
The Facebook CEO seems to tack with the political winds, but his conversion is nonetheless vital.
Winter 2025
From City Journal’s Symposium Series
A symposium on anti-Semitism in the United States
Proposals to reinvigorate American dynamism, innovation, and self-sufficiency
Proposals for reversing America’s criminal-justice decline
A symposium on restoring the principle of color blindness
Proposals to improve care for the seriously mentally ill
A symposium on higher education in the United States
A symposium on anti-Semitism in the United States
Proposals to reinvigorate American dynamism, innovation, and self-sufficiency
Proposals for reversing America’s criminal-justice decline
A symposium on restoring the principle of color blindness
Proposals to improve care for the seriously mentally ill
A symposium on higher education in the United States
A symposium on anti-Semitism in the United States
Proposals to reinvigorate American dynamism, innovation, and self-sufficiency
Proposals for reversing America’s criminal-justice decline
A symposium on restoring the principle of color blindness
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Saddled with heavy losses and stifled by a government-controlled system, insurance firms are pulling out of the state or reducing their underwriting.
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America’s crime policies and soft border are enabling its enemies.
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The Biden administration should adopt a strong stance against all political violence—including the anti-Semitic mayhem on college campuses.
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An innovative program combines reading the Great Books with character-building and community.