Mamdani’s appointees so far are about as expected. A sampler: On Friday, the new mayor named Ali Najmi to chair his Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, which picks judges for family and civil courts and interim appointees for criminal courts; … Continue reading →
The phrase in this post’s title comes from Margaret Thatcher: “Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people’s money.” [Often quoted as ‘the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of … Continue reading →
All is proceeding as foreseen. Mamdani has assembled a group that’s brimming with ideas. Some of those ideas may seem vaguely familiar to you, if you came of age in the late 1960s and spent some time on college campuses. … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin.”] No surprise at all. No surprise at all: Zohran Mamdani ally Linda Sarsour called for the ouster of Israel-supporting “corporate Democrats” in fiery remarks Thursday at the SOMOS political conference. Sarsour, the radical, hateful left-wing … Continue reading →
The first thing I want to say is that, if Mamdani had to win at all, I’m glad he got there with a tiny bit over 50 percent. That indicates it’s likely that, even if Sliwa had dropped out, Mamdani … Continue reading →