Sublime

A politician or public official could accept a legal fee or an insurance premium from Triborough with assurance that no reporter or reformer would ever be able to discover that he had done so.

Weltanschauung

‘Check the statute book, Professor. The Coroners and Justice Act 2009.’ ‘Refresh my memory.’ ‘Clearly prohibits any monetary gain by the description of a crime. Little thing called an “exploitative proceeds order”. Mainly ex-cons looking to cash in. But it comes in handy for us spooks now and then.’

BankTrack

Paul Smith

9/11 billionaire profiteer Larry Silverstein

The Robert Moses of 1945 was not the foe of the practical politician but the essence of that peculiar animal. He was the complete realist.

Father Matthew Mackie