Every so often, I look back at what is still the best thing I’ve ever read about potential 2020 presidential candiate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.

Back in 2012, when Booker gained national media attention for a series of kind gestures, otherwise known as political stunts, the New York Times did God’s work and actually looked at how the then-Newark, N.J., mayor may have looked cute receiving a super hero costume on “Ellen,” but his entire city was a wreck.

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