Eric Adams

The contest for New York City’s mayoralty has always been more than a horse race—it is a referendum on values. With recent endorsements of Zohran Mamdani by prominent Jewish leaders such as Ruth Messinger, Jerry Nadler, and even the once-unlikely…

Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor turned heads—and now he finds himself squared off against an alliance of well-funded and well-connected opponents. It is turning ugly with big money coming into play. Incumbent mayor…

For many centuries, the powerful have helped control their working poor by elevating some of the oppressed to wield the whip. The Romans had the Vigiles, poor men and often ex-slaves who patrolled the streets and fought fires; the Nazis…