William J. Stern [35 titles]

1. New York Pols vs. Bush’s Tax Plan
   Have New York’s congressional leaders become tax cutters? Not a chance.
   12 January 2005
2. Questionable Authorities
   State Comptroller Hevesi needs to clean up New York’s corrupt public authorities
   22 July 2004
3. Abuse of Authority
   New York needs to clean up its unaccountable public authorities.
   Spring 2004
4. Spitzer’s Next Target
   New York’s attorney general takes a first step toward attacking political corruption.
   28 January 2004
5. Spitzer’s Double Standard
   The New York attorney general should prosecute political corruption, too.
   Winter 2004
6. What Gangs of New York Misses
   Director Martin Scorsese’s violent tale of gang warfare in nineteenth-century New York ignores the dramatic transformation of the city’s Irish underclass into mainstream citizens.
   14 January 2003
7. The Council Flunks Econ 101
   Everybody else knows you need tax cuts during a recession.
   Winter 2002
8. The New York Democrats’ Real Problem
   As they stampede leftward, they can’t do without Sharpton.
   Winter 2002
9. Blacks vs. Latinos
   Does Los Angeles’s recent mayoral election reveal an emerging trend in urban politics?
   Summer 2001
10. Why Gotham’s Developers Don’t Develop
    Kafkaesque regulations have turned builders into a cartel of political wheeler-dealers. The result: an economy-dampening shortage of offices and apartments in New York.
    Autumn 2000
11. Why New York Democrats Love Hilary
    New York’s Democratic Party favors ideology over region. Small wonder they’ve embraced an ideology-laden carpetbagger.
    Summer 2000
12. The Wrong Prescription for Upstate
    Mrs. Clinton wants to heal the region’s ailing economy with big government—exactly what made it sick in the first place.
    Spring 2000
13. A Tale of Two Elections
    When Republicans tax and spend, voters throw them out; when they cut taxes and slash regulation, they win.
    Winter 2000
14. Do What I Say, Not What I Do
    The Times hates tax breaks—except when it wants one itself.
    Winter 2000
15. The Unexpected Lessons of Times Square’s Comeback
    There’s a right way and a wrong way for government to foster economic development.
    Autumn 1999
16. The Oops Effect
    In May, out of the blue, and despite the Giuliani administration's protests, the State Legislature eliminated New York City's commuter tax, blowing a $200 million (at least) hole in the city budget.
    Summer 1999
17. Once We Knew How to Rescue Poor Kids
    Those who care about the fate of the underclass can learn much from the experience of New York's Irish in the second half of the nineteenth century.
    Autumn 1998
18. Kamikaze Budgeting
    How much economic damage will the city’s bad budget and the state’s worse one inflict?
    Spring 1998
19. Restoring the Opportunity City
    New York faces a stark choice: restart economic growth or continue Gotham’s gradual, decades-long decline.
    Winter 1998
20. A New Lease on Ineptitude
    Could Governor George Pataki and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno have handled the fight against rent control any more ineptly or given any stronger proof of their incompetence as political generals?
    Summer 1997
21. Sorry, Charlie
    Should you still entertain any doubts about the moral and political corruption of New York's welfare state, read the audit of the Harlem Urban Development Corporation (HUDC) released recently by the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), the state's chief economic development agency.
    Summer 1997
22. Give ‘Em the Ax
    Ever wonder just exactly what some of New York's public officials do--and why we pay for it? Take the lieutenant governor, for example.
    Spring 1997
23. How Dagger John Saved New York’s Irish
    We are not the first generation of New Yorkers puzzled by what to do about the underclass.
    Spring 1997
24. The Goo Goos Don't Get It!
    In the Wall Street boom year of fiscal 1997, New York State will have a budget surplus of between $600 million and $1.5 billion, and New York City will run a $400- to $600-million surplus.
    Spring 1997
25. Defining Diversity Down
    Autumn 1996
26. Small Compensation
    Autumn 1996
27. Mayor Giuliani’s Economic Wrong Turn
    More borrowing isn’t the remedy for an economy crushed by high taxes and a bloated city payroll.
    Summer 1996
28. There They Go Again
    The venality of Albany’s political culture was on prominent display in February when the New York State Legislature, by an overwhelming margin, shamefully overrode Governor Pataki's veto of a bill to help New York City's police and firefighters win larger pay raises.
    Spring 1996
29. C'mon, Governor Pataki, Lead
    New Yorkers crave a bold vision, not tepid half-measures. Here’s how the governor can transform the state’s politics and win in ‘98.
    Autumn 1995
30. Coliseum on the Charles
    The State of Massachusetts and the City of Boston plan to waste $1 billion on a project with a name worthy of a Roman Caesar: Megaplex.
    Summer 1995
31. Getting Economic Development Backward
    Harsh words are flying between New York City and Connecticut over Swiss Bank's decision to move its North American headquarters from midtown Manhattan to downtown Stamford, lured by tax concessions and energy discounts offered by the Nutmeg State.
    Winter 1995
32. Empire State Perestroika
    Governor Pataki has a glittering chance to restore New York State’s fading economic vitality. He must de-invent government, not re-invent it.
    Winter 1995
33. State Capitalism, New York Style
    New York's economic development strategy is good for political insiders but bad for the economy.
    Summer 1994
34. Advice for the New Mayor
    Winter 1994
35. Liberalism and the City
    Did the old liberalism fail the city? Can a new liberalism save it?
    Autumn 1991