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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

It's Thursday, August 22nd. I'm Amelia

Lester in this week for Dorothy Wicenden. For the past 12 years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has

dominated politics in New York City, and he hasn't been shy about using his office to take on national

issues, like guns. Despite our best efforts in the months ahead, more New Yorkers will be murdered,

maimed, or victimized in other ways by criminals armed with illegal guns. And the principal reason

is that despite all we do to keep our city safe, we're increasingly at the mercy of weak national

gun laws and weak gun laws in other states.

That was Bloomberg at a news conference in July, joining me by phone to talk about Bloomberg's legacy, a kennel letter and Ben McGrath. Ken, you interviewed Michael Bloomberg for a piece

in the current issue, so let's start with you. Under Bloomberg, New York City has been grading

public schools and even

restaurants, so I think it's only fair to ask if you had to grade his 12 years in office,

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