The False Messianism of Mamdani's Democratic Socialism

The false messianism of Mamdani's Democratic Socialism

Socialist and Communist "messiah"-figures have long paved the way to political and everyday hell. Opinion.

When A Muslim Democratic Socialist Mayor Has An Africana Studies Degree

Source: Newsday LLC / Getty The right is losing its collective mind again, and it’s been delightful to witness. This time, they’re imploding over Zohran Kwame Mamdani, the Ugandan-born, South African–raised, Queens-bred Muslim Democratic Socialist who has been elected mayor of New York City. For the pundit class that’s spent years fearmongering about affirmative action, Critical Race Theory, DEI, and Marxism in the classroom, Mamdani’s victory i…