The Alarming Vulnerability of New York City
by Lawrence Kadish
September 16, 2025 at 4:00 am
It is time to talk about the Democratic nominee for New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani.
Not because he may well be the next mayor of one of the most important cities in America, and perhaps the world.
But because of what he represents: the core principles of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) of which he is a staunch and unapologetic member.
Let us first recognize that his socialism is not the socialism that we often attach to the Great Depression policies of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR's version of "socialism" saved the nation from the ravages of the Depression in the 1930s through programs that leveraged public works as a means of restoring paychecks and pride for millions. The creation of FDR's Social Security allowed families to put aside money that would be returned to them upon retirement. It was government with empathy.
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