Recent Essays: City Politics and Policy
“New York, For Better and Worse,” A Review of City of Fortune; Inequality and the Making of Contemporary New York (Norton, 2026), by Mason B. Williams, in, Vital City, October 2, 2026
“Hochul’s School-Choice Choice: What’s Behind Her Startling Decision to Back Trump’s Education Tax Credit -- and What Might it Mean for Democrats Across the U.S.?” in Vital City, May 19, 2026
“The 40-Year-Old Debate Over School Governance” in City & State, December 31, 2025.
“Mamdani’s Charter School Dilemma” in Vital City, November 6, 2025
“Zohran Mamdani: Socialist Menace?” in City & State, July 23, 2025