Why Does Everyone Hate Rats? (Update)
New York City’s mayor called them “public enemy number one.” History books say they caused the Black Death — although recent scientific evidence disputes that claim. In an updated episode from 2025, we ask: Is the rat a scapegoat? And what does our rat hatred say about us?
SOURCES:
B…
S3 Ep7: The perfect city?
What does a perfect city look like in a low- or middle-income country – and how do you get there?
In the closing episode of our cities series, Ed Glaeser joins Kurtis Lockhart and Oliver Hanney for a wide-ranging conversation on what makes cities work. He sets out the three foundations every city…
S7 Ep26: Ed Glaeser on the perfect city and the demons of density
This is an episode from VoxDev's new podcast series, Ideas in Development. This series has a separate podcast feed, where you can find every episode of Oliver Hanney and Kurtis Lockhart's conversations on cities.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjXmiaMPabQ Apple Podcasts: https://podcast…
The Power of Cities (with Jason Canon and Ed Glaeser)
Cities are humanity's greatest invention—not in spite of their density, but because of it. In this bonus episode of the Liberalism.org Show, Jason Canon sits down with Harvard urban economist Edward Glaeser, author of Triumph of the City and Survival of the City, to make the case for urban life and…
The Survival of the City | Markus Academy | Ep. 76
Follow the link for the full summary:https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/the-survival-of-the-city
Explore the webinar series:https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive
On October 28, 2021, Ed Glaeser joined Markus' Academy to discuss his recent book, The Survival of the City. Glaeser is the Fred …
Affordability, Fast and Slow
Affordability is the top issue in American politics, and almost everyone talking about it is describing two different problems at once. That is the argument David Dagan, who directs academic and editorial affairs at the Niskanen Center and edits its journal Hypertext, and Matthew Meyers, Niskanen’s…
Why Does Everyone Hate Rats? (Update)
New York City’s mayor called them “public enemy number one.” History books say they caused the Black Death — although recent scientific evidence disputes that claim. In an updated episode from 2025, we ask: Is the rat a scapegoat? And what does our rat hatred say about us?
SOURCES:
Bethany B…
623. Can New York City Win Its War on Rats?
Even with a new rat czar, an arsenal of poisons, and a fleet of new garbage trucks, it won’t be easy — because, at root, the enemy is us. (Part two of a three-part series, “Sympathy for the Rat.”)
SOURCES:
Kathy Corradi, director of rodent mitigation for New York City.
Robert Corrigan, urban rod…
622. Why Does Everyone Hate Rats?
New York City’s mayor calls them “public enemy number one.” History books say they caused the Black Death — although recent scientific evidence disputes that claim. So is the rat a scapegoat? And what does our rat hatred say about us? (Part one of a three-part series.)
SOURCES:
Bethany Brookshir…
EXTRA: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update)
A new proposal from the Biden administration calls for a nationwide cap on rent increases. Economists think that’s a terrible idea. We revisit a 2019 episode to hear why.
SOURCES:
Tommy Andersson, professor of economics at Lund University.
Vicki Been, professor of law at New York University and f…
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