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2 days 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.
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6 days 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.
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1 month ago | 
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.
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1 month ago | 
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.
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1 month ago | 
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.
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1 month ago | 
city-journal.org | Jordan McGillis
As Opening Day approaches, diamond devotees are dusting off copies of The Baseball Encyclopedia and refreshing their memories on the sport’s hallowed statistical records: batting average, home runs, runs batted-in, and the like. Turn on a ballgame nowadays, though, and you’re likely to see another stat prominently featured on the broadcast screen: OPS.
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2 months ago | 
manhattan.institute | Jordan McGillis
New York politicians are again targeting the finance sector—this time with a proposed ban on flavored nicotine pouches. The proposal, sponsored by state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D–Manhattan), follows a one-two punch from Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to bar private equity from real estate investments and to outlaw "buy now, pay later" options on internet purchases. Nicotine pouches (including ZYN, Sesh, and Excel) deliver a buzz that keeps minds sharp and margins strong.
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2 months ago | 
city-journal.org | Jason Furman |Allison Schrager |Jordan McGillis
Jason Furman joins Allison Schrager and Jordan McGillis to discuss trade-offs in economic policy decision-making. Jordan McGillis: Welcome back to 10 Blocks. I’m Jordan McGillis, economics editor of City Journal. Allison Schrager: And I’m Allison Schrager. I’m a senior fellow at Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor at City Journal and a columnist at Bloomberg Opinion.
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2 months ago | 
reason.com | Jordan McGillis
New York politicians are again targeting the finance sector—this time with a proposed ban on flavored nicotine pouches. The proposal, sponsored by state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D–Manhattan), follows a one-two punch from Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to bar private equity from real estate investments and to outlaw "buy now, pay later" options on internet purchases. Nicotine pouches (including ZYN, Sesh, and Excel) deliver a buzz that keeps minds sharp and margins strong.
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2 months ago | 
city-journal.org | Jordan McGillis
Judge Glock joins Jordan McGillis to discuss the history of 30-year mortgages and the future of the housing market in America. Jordan McGillis: Welcome to 10 Blocks. I’m Jordan McGillis, economics editor of City Journal. In 2024, with average mortgage rates hovering around 7 percent and the average home price rising to over $400,000, US home sales fell to their lowest level, around four million, since 1995, and that’s despite the national population having risen by 70 million people in that time.
