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How Did Mamdani Happen?

Mamdani propelled himself into front-runner status by effectively contrasting himself against two longtime politicians who seemed to embody what so many New Yorkers and Americans have come to dislike about their politics.

Promise and Pessimism

Never in my life have I felt such a collision of emotions: elation and dread, hope and exhaustion, faith and fear.

When Thank You Is Not Enough

When a word becomes ubiquitous, it no longer feels alive. It may be accurate and appropriate, but it’s stale. Almost cold.

Day of the Living

When we embrace the temporal nature of our time on this physical plane, there is freedom to be found.

Gaza War Far from Over

While Trump deserves immense credit for the release of the surviving hostages, there’s little question that he and most observers dramatically overestimated how much progress had been made to a broader peace.

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