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Comrade With a Condo: The Mamdani Myth Exposed

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York marks a political milestone and a painful irony. The 34-year-old democratic socialist, son of...

Halloween Came a Few Days Late for Republicans

Democrats hit the trifecta. It’s worse than that. Atop winning the governorships of New Jersey and Virginia and Gracie Mansion...

The Best Thing in Life

I am now going to tell you something helpful. I have lived now for almost 81 years. For the last...

Former Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Left the Democratic Party To Become an Independent

WASHINGTON — In case you hadn’t noticed, former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is a Black woman, as she...

World Series University: Life Lessons From the MLB

Last week, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series with a 5-4 extra-innings victory over the Toronto Blue Jays....

A House of Dynamite Makes the Case for More Dynamite

A House of Dynamite presents itself as a cautionary tale about the dangers of nuclear proliferation but ends up making...

Ireland Just Sealed Its Fate on Mass Migration

On Oct. 24, 2025, Ireland did not so much elect a president as confirm a pattern. Catherine Connolly’s quiet victory...

Mamdani Elected Mayor of NYC

The Real Divide Isn’t Red v. Blue — It’s Male v. Female

There was a gender gap in the 2024 presidential election: young women leaned Democrat and young men leaned Republican. But...

Electing the Image: Mamdani and the Mimetic Turn in Democracy

As Zohran Mamdani’s insurgent mayoral campaign in New York City came to a dramatic close, René Girard’s mimetic theory offers...