Brian Anderson

1 month ago | manhattan.institute | Brian Anderson

On The Technological Republic, by Alexander C. Karp & Nicholas W. Zamiska. n April 2018, a group of Google employees launched an internal revolt. They were outraged that their company, long associated with the lofty mission of “organizing the world’s information,” was involved in a far grittier enterprise: helping the U.S. military analyze drone surveillance footage. The program, known as Project Maven, was designed to improve targeting accuracy in combat zones.

1 month ago | city-journal.org | Tevi Troy |Brian Anderson

Tevi Troy joins Brian Anderson to discuss his book, The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on today’s show is Tevi Troy. Tevi is a senior fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute. He’s a senior scholar at Yeshiva University Strauss Center and a former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and Senior White House Aide.

2 months ago | city-journal.org | John Tierney |Brian Anderson

John Tierney joins Brian Anderson to discuss why composting and recycling persist despite the lack of evidence for their efficacy. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. Today we’re joined by John Tierney to discuss what he calls the most nonsensical form of municipal recycling, which is composting. This is an environmentalist passion that he points out costs a lot of money for little benefit and plenty of downsides.

2 months ago | city-journal.org | Neetu Chandak |Brian Anderson

Neetu Arnold joins Brian Anderson to discuss how Houston’s public schools have halted Covid-era learning losses as a result of direct instruction and a no-nonsense approach to discipline. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Today we’re joined by Neetu Arnold to discuss changes that some public school districts are making to recover from the learning losses of the Covid years.

2 months ago | city-journal.org | Mark Mills |Brian Anderson

Mark P. Mills joins Brian Anderson to discuss why a true energy transition is impossible. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal, and today we're joined by Mark Mills. We're going to discuss energy and technology and some of his recent stories for City Journal, including his most recent, which we titled will never have an energy transition.