New York has a housing crisis. I don’t think anyone would dispute that assertion. Unlike many other so-called ‘crises,’ New York legitimately has an affordability problem. According to one study,… Continue reading "New York’s Affordable Housing Crisis and How to Fix It"
Cutting corporate taxes is often portrayed as a right-wing policy. Many on the left claim that a reduction in corporate taxation, currently sitting at 35% here in the United States,… Continue reading "The Left Wing Case for Cutting Corporate Taxes"
Earlier this month New York passed the nation’s first free education bill for public universities. In a program touted as “free education for the middle class,” families making under $100,000… Continue reading "Cuomo’s Free College Folly"
The Democratic party is currently experiencing a battle over its identity. As I’ve touched on in the past, the American political system is in a state of flux, realigning from… Continue reading "The Future of the Democratic Party is Not Bernie Sanders, It is Emmanuel Macron"
When our mayor, Bill de Blasio, came into office, he promised a wave of new transit investment as part of his populist “Tale of Two Cities” campaign. Transit advocates drooled… Continue reading "De Blasio’s Fanciful Ferries and Ludicrous Light Rail"
We are not sports fans. We are not basketball enthusiasts. But we did want to win the NCAA bracket. We’ve heard from our classmates that some of the more researched… Continue reading "Bracket or Bust"
Over Spring Break, eight GCS students travelled to France to complete their exchange program, which began last year when a group of French students came to visit New York. Accompanied… Continue reading "Éducation Sexuelle"
The G train, New York’s only subway line that doesn’t pass through Manhattan, has been maligned for decades. In the words of a Brooklynite friend of mine, “it’s awful.” The… Continue reading "Fixing The G Train"
29% of students at Grace Church School are on some form of financial aid. 33% are from “diverse cultural backgrounds.” 71% of students at Grace are from the top 5%… Continue reading "Want to Improve Diversity at Grace Church School? Vouchers Would Help."
It may be hard to tell that New York City has an illiteracy crisis. After all, New York is renowned around the world for its institutions of learning: Columbia University,… Continue reading "The Illiteracy Crisis of New York City"
