Category Archives: March 6
Bloomberg, our corporate mayor.
Michael Bloomberg has been mayor of New York for a considerate length of time. Of all the 108 mayors the city has seen, Bloomberg definitely goes down as one of the more unique mayors. His approach to running New York … Continue reading
CEO of NYC
The author’s claim that the postwar history of New York set a background in which a charismatic CEO like Michael Bloomberg could be elected was very interesting. One of our readings from another week talked about the time after World … Continue reading
Is it Really Such a Novelty that a Business Person is Able to Run New York?
Mayor Bloomberg is a business guy who seems to be pretty effective (I won’t say good lest I offend people) at running one of the greatest cities in the world. Different possible reasons are given as to what makes him … Continue reading
Charisma or Credentials?
Something that always troubled me about politicians as a group is that oftentimes, their expertise is not in politics at all. You can’t become a CEO after being trained as a nutritionist. You won’t end up Surgeon General if your … Continue reading
I’m tired of Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg has been mayor of New York for like 30 years now… at least that’s what it feels like! Ever since I was asked to remember who the mayor of our city was, it’s been Bloomberg. When will he … Continue reading
My Controversial Socialist Tendencies…
obviously put me in a position where you’re expecting me to say that the historical background behind Bloomberg’s mayorship is completely illogical and inappropriate. You would expect me to say that being a CEO does not make you a politician … Continue reading
Bloomberg O’ Bloomberg
Mayor (CEO) Michael Bloomberg is a smart man. He took his plunge into the political ring in a time of need for guidance. After 9/11, NY needed a man like Bloomberg. Charismatic, smart, and a symbol of success and perseverance, … Continue reading
Bloomberg: from businessman, to business, man.
Ttulo alternativo: ¿Quién es el alcalde? ¿Ejecutivo o político? The first chapter of Bloomberg’s New York gives a pretty detailed (like, really detailed) analytical, technical, political, socioeconomic, historical-like introduction to how New York City changed to allow for our current … Continue reading
Is it politics or just business?
The fact that one of Bloomberg’s main strategies of winning the election was by publicizing his personality as a charismatic CEO is astonishing. With all of the popular CEO’s taking their prominent role in society, Bloomberg could not have been … Continue reading
Uh . . . I think I get it
This week’s readings were a tad (ok, very) difficult for me to grasp. This probably has a lot to do with my own ignorance of political science and the political atmosphere of New York City. I am still trying to … Continue reading
