Political Currents by Ross Barkan

Can Zohran Mamdani Beat the New York Post?

The media dynamics working in his favor

Feb 5 • Ross Barkan

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January 2026

The Dying Animal

MAGA in twilight

Jan 27 • Ross Barkan

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Teddy Starr, All-American

New fiction

Jan 19 • Ross Barkan

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4

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Charlie Kirk and a Failed Culture War

2026, fresh and bloody

Jan 11 • Ross Barkan

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The Zohran Age

Inauguration Day

Jan 2 • Ross Barkan

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December 2025

My 2025 in Reading

Burr's Revolution

Dec 31, 2025 • Ross Barkan

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The Neo-Romantic Literary Life

Post-Dimes in the 2020s

Dec 23, 2025 • Ross Barkan

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The Zohran Mamdani Machine

Can he actually build one?

Dec 16, 2025 • Ross Barkan

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On the Beach

Glass Century, and the relationships that make up a life

Dec 6, 2025 • Ross Barkan

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November 2025

Did Zohran Kill Dimes Square?

An investigation

Nov 26, 2025 • Ross Barkan

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A Novel for the Trump Age

Colossus arrives

Nov 18, 2025 • Ross Barkan

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Should Zohran Actually Keep Tisch?

Pondering the future of the NYPD

Nov 14, 2025 • Ross Barkan

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