Tag archives: Zohran Mamdani

Billionaires, Socialism, and Envy
By Jeff Harding   |   May 18, 2026

On April 15 in a smugly gleeful video staged in front of investment CEO Ken Griffin’s $238 million Manhattan penthouse, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposed an annual tax on pied-à-terre (second) homes, especially those owned by billionaires like Griffin. Mamdani thinks billionaires are what’s wrong with America and he’s going after them.  Alexandra Ocasio Cortes […]

Welcome to the New New York City!
By Jeff Harding   |   January 20, 2026

I thought I knew Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s new mayor, but I didn’t. My hope was that he was just another Bernie-clone promising free stuff who would move more to the less toxic liberal wing when he took office. I was wrong. He’s the real deal socialist, disturbingly so. He revealed his true colors in […]

Punch and Judy Politics
By Jeff Harding   |   November 11, 2025

American politics has devolved into a meaningless Red and Blue Punch and Judy show. You know, the puppet show where all Punch and Judy do is argue and beat each other with sticks. Look at it as a metaphor for contemporary politics.  Politicians at the state and federal level can’t get beyond their need to […]

Barbarians at the Gate
By Jeff Harding   |   July 15, 2025

New York City Democrats just nominated a very woke socialist, Zohran Mamdani, for mayor. They say he has a good shot at winning.  I’m not surprised. After all, NYC is a liberal/progressive bastion. They’ve already got AOC (Andrea Ocasio-Cortez), the Congresswoman representing much of the Bronx.  Most democratic socialists want free stuff like health care, […]