Opinion
Michael Goodwin: Mamdani’s socialist policies give nothing but a cold shoulder. Look no further than NYC’s new homeless hellscape
In the most memorable and troubling line of his inaugural address, Mayor Mamdani vowed to “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
Mayor Mamdani: Tear down this sprawl!
Mayor Mamdani’s latest budget includes, for instance, a $1.9 billion “emergency” hotel shelter contract.
An 18% City Council pay hike is a middle finger to NYC voters
The hikes would push members’ pay to $175,500, upper middle-class income territory and more than twice the city’s median income ($81,228), so the move shows complete contempt for city voters.
NYCHA’s $465,000-a-year plumber is just a taste of its massive dysfunction
New York City Housing Authority plumber supervisor Jakub Markowski earned $465,000 between July 2024 and June 2025, including $332,000 for nearly 2,600 hours in overtime.
Ro Khanna’s West Bank ‘hostage’ stunt is a new low for a total phony
The most shameless self-promoter in Washington can bang on all he likes about Israeli “apartheid,” but it has nothing to do with the real thing, nor even American racial divides.
Democrats’ civil war is blazing — now the GOP will feast
The irony is that Democrats’ infighting only boosts Republicans’ chances of winning critical battleground races this year.
Time to win the Battle of Hormuz — and enforce freedom of navigation
Freedom of navigation means no tolls, period. Otherwise, regional powers will move on every global chokepoint — and the civilized world will lose the most.
NYC’s socialist movement forcing millionaires to flee the state — leaving Mamdani, DSA in a bind
Americans are some of the most mobile people on Earth: They move homes about three times more often than Europeans.
Strait talk: Iran’s Hormuz attacks must end the ‘phony peace’
The US-Iran memorandum of understanding was an illusory means of achieving Trump’s goals via diplomacy. Time to face reality.
Quit whining, AOC: Gen Z should THANK Boomers for what they’re leaving behind
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she knows why socialism is on the rise: Blame it on the Boomers. But the notion that Millennials and Gen Z are toiling in a uniquely grueling economic era, however, is utterly delusional.