May 2010 Issue [Article] The Albany handshake Adjust Share Lulus, do-nothings, and the machinery of the state by Christopher Ketcham, Subscribe for $1.99 a month or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century 21st century Albany Design and construction Empire State Plaza (Albany N.Y.) New York (State) New York (State)LegislatureSenate Pedro Espada Political corruption Political ethics Politics Politics and government Practical Theodore Roosevelt More from Christopher Ketcham The Business of Scenery Why America’s national parks need new management A Play with No End What the Gilets Jaunes really want Ramblin’ Man From This Land, which will be published this month by Viking. Ketcham is a journalist who reports on the American West. His most recent article for Harper’s Magazine, “The Rogue… Adjust Share