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David Mamet: Tom Stoppard and Me
The legendary playwright was a Holocaust survivor and an immigrant, but he wrote the most English and Anglophile of works.
David Mamet
Mamdani’s Revolution Is in Plain Sight
New York City’s next mayor is seeking advice from police abolitionists, an anti-Zionist rabbi, eight DSA members, and many more.
Olivia Reingold and Tanner Nau
Illegally Yours, Keith McNally
Before Balthazar, before my Green Card, before I had any success at all—New York showed me that charm and nerve could beat out class and pedigree.
Keith McNally
What the Bathroom at Balthazar Taught Me About America
I came to this country looking for fortune. Instead, I found belonging in a place most people never bother to look.
Cheikhou Niane
An Ominous Sign for New York’s Jews
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani just failed a basic test.
The Editors
Inside the DSA’s Strategy to Influence Mayor-Elect Mamdani
After propelling him to victory as mayor, the political group has a plan to hold his feet to the fire.
Olivia Reingold
Democratic Dissident John Fetterman
The Democratic senator weighs in on the government shutdown, Zohran Mamdani, socialism, Trump’s ICE raids, Nick Fuentes, and more.
Bari Weiss
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Peter Thiel Says Capitalism Is Failing the Young. Is He Right?
Our viral interview with Peter Thiel sparked a fierce debate among readers about debt, housing, culture, and why socialism suddenly looks appealing to…
The Free Press
Too Little, Too Late: Why Cuomo Was Doomed Against Mamdani
‘Looking at the data, we were never winning—ever,’ says one person who helped raise millions for the former governor.
Olivia Reingold
Zohran Mamdani, Accidental Mayor
A young revolutionary is about to come face-to-face with political reality.
Reihan Salam
What the Right Gets Wrong About Zohran Mamdani
The New York socialist’s worldview isn’t born of Marx or Mecca—it’s heir to a 20th-century crusade that turned anti-imperial struggle into a moral…
Zineb Riboua
Mamdani’s Ideas Hurt Everyone but the Rich
His untested policies won’t faze the wealthy, but ordinary New Yorkers will take the hit.
Nicole Gelinas
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