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September 26, 2023
Voter Suppression, New York Style
…in New York City almost always determines who will be the city’s next leader, barring well-funded outliers like Michael Bloomberg, who switched from Democrat to Republican to win in 2001…
August 7, 2023
Union Square Melee Proves Riots Have Little to Do with Real Political Grievances
…police homicides of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. There’s always been a significant part of the crowd that is, in Harvard social scientist Edward Banfield’s…
July 19, 2023
Adams’ Smart Migrant Move Could Help the City’s Overburdened Shelters—and Migrants Themselves
…Detroit—where an incredible one of every five homes stands vacant—are in desperate need of newcomers, to repair and revive the city. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg had it right in 2011 when…
July 12, 2023
Local News and Social Capital
Joseph Schumpeter famously observed that capitalism unleashed “creative destruction.”[i] If that is so for American journalism, just such a wave has, without doubt, been destroying local newspapers. What’s not yet clear…
May 31, 2023
Sending the Wrong Signals
…to be the standard, immigrant households across the city would qualify, too—and fewer vouchers would be available for those truly in danger of harm. Former mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration, to…