Jordan McGillis

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economics editor @cityjournal energy and technology @manhattaninst geopolitics @globaltaiwan views mine pat leave through june

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Articles

J. D. Vance Is Right About the Promise of Autonomous Trucking

3 weeks ago | city-journal.org | Jordan McGillis

While in Rome last month to celebrate Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration, Vice President J. D. Vance expressed a tempered optimism about artificial intelligence that should cheer economic accelerationists and reassure skeptical conservatives. Speaking with Ross Douthat of the New York Times, Vance distinguished between some of the deleterious social effects of AI that conservatives are right to fear and the productivity and quality-of-life enhancements that they should actively seek.
Stop Schools from Transitioning Kids Without Parental Consent

1 month ago | manhattan.institute | Chris Pope |Nicole Gelinas |Jordan McGillis |Ilya Shapiro

By City JournalIn a recent episode of the City Journal Podcast, Charles Fain Lehman, Ilya Shapiro, John Ketcham, and Nicole Gelinas discuss the NJ Transit strike, the Palm Springs car bombing, and the New York Knicks. Why the Time Has Come for New Yorkers to Trust the Subway Again By Jordan McGillis | New York Post “The subway, in theory, is the ultimate liberator for kids and parents alike.
Automation on the Docks

1 month ago | city-journal.org | Jordan McGillis |Brian Anderson

Jordan McGillis joins Brian Anderson to discuss his story, "On the Twenty-First-Century Waterfront," and the tension between labor unions and technology at American ports. Brian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks podcast. This is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. Joining me on the show today is Jordan McGillis, who’s City Journal’s economics editor. Jordan writes about energy technology, economic innovation, geopolitics, and other issues for City Journal.
Why the time has come for New Yorkers to trust the subway again

1 month ago | nypost.com | Jordan McGillis

On back-to-back nights last week, I bumped into two New Yorkers made famous by the subway: Lenore Skenazy and Daniel Penny. Skenazy rose to prominence in 2008 as “America’s Worst Mom” for letting her 9-year-old son ride the 6 train alone; Penny in 2023 for restraining Jordan Neely, a repeat offender menacing other passengers, in a headlock that would lead to Neely’s death.
Why the Time Has Come for New Yorkers to Trust the Subway Again

1 month ago | manhattan.institute | Jordan McGillis

On back-to-back nights last week, I bumped into two New Yorkers made famous by the subway: Lenore Skenazy and Daniel Penny. Skenazy rose to prominence in 2008 as “America’s Worst Mom” for letting her 9-year-old son ride the 6 train alone; Penny in 2023 for restraining Jordan Neely, a repeat offender menacing other passengers, in a headlock that would lead to Neely’s death.
Keep Chinese Cars Off American Roads

1 month ago | city-journal.org | Jordan McGillis

President Donald Trump marked the first 100 days of his second term with a speech touting the accomplishments of his administration. Delivering the address from Michigan, the heart of the American auto industry, the president drew special attention to the challenge of foreign competition and its place in his trade agenda.
Unions Are Resisting Tech Advances That Make Ports More Efficient

1 month ago | city-journal.org | Jordan McGillis

In today’s world, I’ll cripple ya. And you have no idea what that means. Nobody does.”With that menacing utterance, Harold Daggett, boss of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), introduced himself to the American public last September. Daggett and his 45,000 dockworkers exercise near-total control over ports up and down the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. It’s an enviable position—and one that lent credibility to his threat to the wider economy.
Cuomo, Hochul sent energy bills soaring — here’s how they can climb down

Mar 23, 2025 | nypost.com | Jordan McGillis |John M. Ketcham

An overhead utility line in the Bronx, NY. Christopher Sadowski New Yorkers are getting burned by Democrats’ green delusions.
Cuomo, Hochul Sent Energy Bills Soaring - Here’s How They Can Climb Down

Mar 23, 2025 | manhattan.institute | Jordan McGillis |John M. Ketcham

New Yorkers are getting burned by Democrats’ green delusions. The average monthly ConEd bill today is $154 higher than five years ago, despite a near tripling of US wind and solar capacity since 2017, which advocates promised would bring prices down. Now, ConEd wants the state utilities regulator to allow another rate hike — 11% for power and 13% for gas — just so it can keep pace with the state’s green energy targets. Former Gov.
Balancing AI Innovation with National Security

Mar 22, 2025 | manhattan.institute | Jordan McGillis

In an industry that moves at breathtaking speed, defining what technology is at the frontier or enabling access to it is a beguiling challenge. According to the theories of nineteenth-century economist David Ricardo, firms trade across international boundaries freely. Geographic cost differences yield specialization; exchange yields mutual benefit.