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Mr. Mayor, Let the Kids Have a Snow Day
For the love of God, or whatever you’re allowed to call him in a New York school these days, can you just let the kids frolic in the snow on Monday?
Will Rahn
Billionaires Can Flee Mamdani, but Small Business Can’t Hide
New York’s socialist mayor fumes about the ultrarich, but his agenda is likely to pinch mom-and-pops.
Peter Coy
Norman Podhoretz: The Longest Journey in the World
The legendary magazine editor died Tuesday night at 95. In his final published words, he reflects on a life well lived.
Norman Podhoretz
How New York Became a Hotbed of Chinese Meddling
Elise Stefanik has accused Governor Kathy Hochul of allowing the CCP to achieve ‘widespread political influence’ in New York.
Maya Sulkin
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…
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