The Narrative Wars

Can Chi Ossé beat Hakeem Jeffries?

Will lightning strike twice?

Nov 18 • 

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The Rainbow Coalition

The Tale of Two Cities

Nov 14 • 

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Predicting Every Block of the 2025 NYC Mayoral Election

Spoiler Alert: Zohran Mamdani is going to win

Nov 3 • 

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October 2025

How Zohran Can Reach 50%

Can Mamdani earn a Mandate?

Oct 29 • 

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The End of Andrew Cuomo

The Politics of Pronunciation

Oct 24 • 

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New York City’s Seaside Swing State

No Democrat running for Mayor has won City Island in 40 years. Can Zohran Mamdani change that?

Oct 16 • 

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"He is fresh, everyone else is tired"

How the 1969 New York City mayoral race shaped the modern Democratic Party

Oct 7 • 

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September 2025

The (Almost) October (Non) Surprise

Eric Adams quits the race: why Zohran Mamdani should not be concerned.

Sep 29 • 

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The Gods That Failed

On Jonathan Mahler’s ‘The Gods of New York’

Published on The Metropolitan Review • Sep 26

Zohran is Inevitable

But can Mamdani keep the Magic?

Sep 25 • 

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Who will succeed Jerry Nadler?

The race for New York's Twelfth Congressional District begins...

Sep 12 • 

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August 2025

Obama, Mamdani, & The Rise and Fall of Movements

How the arc of the 44th President informs New York City's next Mayor

Aug 28 • 

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