The Eric Adams Reader
Eric Adams has become the first sitting mayor in New York City history to be indicted. I have many thoughts, as you can imagine. The last twenty-four hours have been a whirlwind of writing and media appearances, as well as a trip up to 26 Federal Plaza to see U.S. Attorney Damian Williams unseal his indictment. My hope, in the next day or so, is that I can write a full Substack and offer as much context for what has happened and what we can expect going forward.
In the meantime, here are recent columns of mine about Adams published in other outlets, along with TV and streaming appearances. (I didn’t write the headlines.)
Eric Adams Has Been Indicted. What Now? (The Nation)
This is the Beginning of Eric Adams’ Fall from Power as New York Mayor (The Guardian)
The Mayor of New York City Is—to Put It Delicately—in Deep Shit (Slate)
Eric Adams’ Political Career Is Over—But the Chaos Isn’t (MSNBC)
There’s a column coming in Crain’s on what Kathy Hochul might do next, since she has the power to remove him from office.
Media Appearances
Breaking Points (pre-Adams indictment)
Majority Report (pre-Adams indictment)
I’m doing a podcast with Slate that should run tomorrow.
Ross was busy yesterday - four articles for different sites, interviews...
I think Cuomo is toast in a RCV Democratic primary. But when we talk about Cuomo in a special election, the key thing is where do the Republican voters go? Maybe to him, as the most right-wing of the candidates?
Politicians who commit crimes should be indicted and tried, all politicians