Archive - Political Currents by Ross Barkan

The arrival of Mayor Mamdani

Nov 6 •

Zohranirvana (2025 Election Night recap)

A recording from Ross Barkan and Nate Silver's live video

Nov 5 •

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Eli McKown-Dawson

1:14:44

Zohran's Media Challenge

Managing the Post, and everyone else

Nov 3 •

Cuomo, Crumbling

Life without power

Nov 1 •

October 2025

The Zohran Pundit Fallacy

What they keep getting wrong

Oct 25 •

The Matter of Money

Economics and writing

Oct 16 •

Andrew Cuomo's Last Gambit

An unprecedented NYC mayoral race barrels to its conclusion

Oct 12 •

The Eternal Gore Vidal

At 100, the ultimate man of letters still looms

Oct 4 •

September 2025

Free Speech, Always

What makes America great

Sep 25 •

Zohran Needs to Win Big

Why finishing below 50% isn't enough

Sep 17 •

The New Age of the Assassin

Life in the 2020s

Sep 12 •

The Love Affairs of Prestige

Reflections on 'Nathaniel P' and the new media age

Sep 5 •

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