Santiago Vidal Calvo
Coverage of Santiago Vidal Calvo in the Nexus archive.
- Welcome to Mamdani's hot lottery summer in New York
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched lotteries for high-demand events like World Cup tickets and city celebrations, drawing over 350,000 entries each. While some residents celebrated the accessibility, critics labeled the initiatives as political theater. A social worker, Yolanda Vega, highlighted winning World Cup tickets as a summer highlight, contrasting with Manhattan Institute analyst Santiago Vidal Calvo's 'bread and circuses' critique.
- Mamdani's racial equity plan a hidden 'moving the goalposts' ploy to justify massive gov expansion: expert
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's racial equity plan faces criticism for redefining poverty thresholds to justify expanded government intervention. Analyst Santiago Vidal Calvo argues the plan 'moves the goalposts' by using a $160,000 annual income benchmark for families, claiming it misrepresents affordability issues and shifts focus from addressing systemic factors like housing costs.
- Mamdani's racial equity plan a hidden 'moving the goalposts' ploy to justify massive gov expansion: expert
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's 'Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan' faces criticism from expert Santiago Vidal Calvo, who claims it redefines poverty thresholds to justify expanded government intervention. Calvo argues the plan's 'true cost of living' metric ($160,000 for families) artificially inflates crisis narratives, diverting attention from systemic issues like housing affordability and wage growth.