City Journal is the nation’s premier journal of urban policy. Published by the Manhattan Institute, City Journal is both a quarterly magazine and a daily commentary site. For nearly four decades, it has been a careful, provocative, and clear-headed advocate for a safer, saner, thriving American city.

Now, we’re bringing City Journal’s distinctive voice to the Substack community. Subscribers will get original columns four times a week from regular City Journal contributors, including:

• Monday: A round-up of all the research CJ readers want to know about.

• Tuesday: Smart takes on economics and affordability.

• Wednesday: Urban affairs from law and order to making the city build again.

• Thursday: Politics, urban and national.

Readers will also get the best of City Journal’s website and highlights from our extensive archives.

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