Category Archives: New York

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert Caro (1974)

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Luke Ford

John Masko writes in the Claremont Review of Books: * Every biographer dreams of upending the consensus view of a prominent historical figure. Rare indeed is the writer who succeeds at this task as triumphantly as Robert Caro did in … Continue reading →

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WP: Robert Moses and the saga of the racist parkway bridges

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Luke Ford

I’ve been listening to the audio book The Power Broker (1974) by Robert Caro about Robert Moses. According to Wikipedia: In later years a more positive view of Moses’ career has emerged, in explicit reaction to his portrayal in The … Continue reading →

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New York’s Mayoral Race (6-30-21)

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 Election Experts & The New York Voting Fiasco, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=140750 21:00 New York Times investigates Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/us/jan-6-capitol-attack-takeaways.html 25:00 The Politics Of The Word And The Politics Of The Eye, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=140729 1:56:20 Tucker Carlson on New York … Continue reading →

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Election Experts & The New York Voting Fiasco

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Luke Ford

Something awful happens. Do you immediately jump to conspiracy thinking? Or do you first suspect incompetence? I first suspect incompetence (unless there’s strong evidence to the contrary, such as two planes crashing into the Twin Towers on 9-11). I am … Continue reading →

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WSJ: ‘Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia’ Review: Cracking Down on La Cosa Nostra

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Luke Ford

From the WSJ: Sure, the mob was brutal if your small business was being leaned on, or you needed 100,000 yards of concrete, or owed money. But most people who needed a loan went to Manufacturers Hanover (or the Bowery … Continue reading →

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