His recent successors failed to learn the lessons of the great reformist mayoralty of the 1990s.

New York

May 8, 2026

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s recent brush with mortality reminds us how clearly his administration showed that people, not impersonal forces, make history—especially men of vision and courage like him. His mayoralty also offers today’s floundering New York the fundamental lesson that good government can make a city flourish, while bad government impairs it. Continue reading →