Brian Anderson
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Editor of City Journal, publication of the Manhattan Institute. Opinions my own.
Joined September 2011
We’re all celebrating the win on the Somali fraud action, but we need to take a minute to recognize the work of Powerline’s @scottwjohnson, who has done more than anyone to report these stories over the past decade. This achievement rests on Scott’s dedication and perseverance.
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This is hilarious. So so typical. Trump loves humiliation rituals. He sets the stage, builds pressure around the person, & then watches how they handle it. That is exactly what happened here. Mamdani was put in front of hostile journalists while Trump reminded him who controlled
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The press has lost its authority, just as AI is transforming how information is produced. Based on a recent TFAS talk, I explore the structural forces reshaping journalism: https://t.co/z2dKaagkjy
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The public will always need reliable storytelling.
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The mainstream press has just discovered decades of ADHD overdiagnosis in children— and here we are with fraudulent autism diagnoses in Minnesota to funnel millions of taxpayer dollars to *checks notes* Al-Shabaab in Somalia.
EXCLUSIVE: @RK_Thorpe and I have new reporting on America’s Somali fraud rings, which have stolen billions in taxpayer funds—and sent some to Islamist terrorists back home. “The Largest Funder of Al-Shabaab Is the Minnesota Taxpayer.” https://t.co/RDgnKXAnyP
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Last night, we celebrated the release of @ScottJenningsKY new book, A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization. Thank you to those who joined us for this special evening.
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A great read for NYC residents who seem to think there are no downsides to unlimited immigration, sketchy nonprofits, and endless giveaway programs. I also recommend following @rk_thorpe. What a champ. 🏆👏
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Have a piece on Indian American voters and their swing from the GOP back toward the Dems coming out next week in @CityJournal ! (Teaser: In NJ, Mickie Sherrill knew what she was doing when campaigning with this demographic. Anti-tariff + pro-H1B.)
Neighborhoods in Edison and Woodbridge, New Jersey along Oak Tree road (largest concentration of South Asians in the nation) 2024: 🔵 Harris 4873 votes (49%) 🔴 Trump 4615 votes (47%) 2025: 🔵 Sherrill 5289 votes (71%) 🔴 Ciattarelli 2111 votes (28%)
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Nicole Gelinas in the NYT on the limits of soon-to-mayor Mamdani’s power. He isn’t the governor! https://t.co/Y5eoa0BpDm
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Hochul can show how Democrats wary of a mayor-elect’s populist brand of socialism can push back against it.
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Michael Gibson wrote this banger on the Gundo for us a while back:
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A new generation of defense innovators emerges in El Segundo.
Soon every Gundo company will have a trading arm. Rainmaker → weather-prediction markets Valar Atomics → forward power contracts Durin → commodities trading Watch out Wall Street.
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I’ve never been a fan of Sabonis and straight up do not think he’s a winning player. Doesn’t protect the rim, can’t guard wings. He highjacks your offense and requires you to play Sabonis ball. No thanks.
Still crazy to me how most Celtics fans don’t want Sabonis. You add him by the deadline, with Tatum coming back, with DWhite and Pritchard still here, the Celtics are competing in the east THIS YEAR! He’s a game changer for us
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Rapidly becoming the top political podcast in America
MI senior fellow @christopherrufo breaks down his new @CityJournal piece on “American schizo-politics” on the Rufo & Gomez podcast (@theblaze), unpacking how digital-age politics on both sides can spiral into something destructive.
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Most college rankings don’t tell the full story. Ours do. The City Journal College Rankings are a new, comprehensive look at 100 U.S. colleges—evaluating academic quality, campus culture, and core values.
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In DC for the Dao Prize (Chris Rufo and John Sailer up for an award for their fantastic investigative journalism for CJ). Waiting for room
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I was lucky to have been able to take a few classes with Gadamer (one on Aristotle, the other on hermeneutics, if I recall correctly) at Boston College years ago; he did indeed teach in English...
Gadamer was exceptional among high ranking German professors in philosophy to take the effort and travel to the US and teach - most probably in English -, in order to let the Anglophone world learn about his philosophical achievements.
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Jim Meigs watches Tucker Carlson’s 9/11 series and reports back. Once dismissive of their conspiracy obsessions, Tucker seems to have become a 9/11 Truther
Tucker Carlson used to argue against the so-called 9/11 Truth Movement, once calling its adherents “parasites.” Today, he embraces the Truther worldview that was originally a hallmark of the anti-American Left. Read more from @jamesbmeigs:
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A luminously clear analysis from EJ McMahon on Mamdani’s plans to hike taxes on NY’s high earners—and what stands in his way
.@ZohranKMamdani wants to raise taxes 51% on New York City residents making more than $1 million a year. To do that, he’ll need state approval. Will Albany give him the go-ahead? Read @EjmEj’s analysis:
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Dear Mamdani, Let me break this down to you in the simplest terms A city official in the United States has zero power to enforce international court warrants. Only the federal government could act on an ICC order, and the United States is not even a member of the ICC. join us
Zohran Mamdani on Netanyahu: I've said time and again that I believe this is a city of international law and being a city of international law means looking to uphold international law. And that means upholding the warrants from the International criminal Court, whether
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