Sharia Socialism in NYC, or Just Smarter Governance? (Half the Answer #74, with Ryan Cooper)

What's happened in New York City since Zohran Mamdani became mayor in January? Has it become a Marxist-Islamic bastion, ruled by a soviet in the succeeding three months? Trent and Caitlin discuss the Sharia Socialism of NYC Mayor Mamdani, plus the naked vice signaling and stove-touching of the GOP, with author Ryan Cooper.

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