Source: Orange County Register
by Steven Greenhut
“Mamdani did make some nods to boosting bureaucratic efficiency and improving public safety, but populists always pepper their speeches with promises that almost everyone can support. His defense of immigrants was stirring, and his jabs at Donald Trump were entertaining. He also spoke out against antisemitism, which perhaps softened concern about his views on Israel. He has a gift for gab, but Mamdani poses a danger for those of us who would like American politics to return to normalcy. His policy prescriptions are ruinous. Another socialist, Swedish economist Assar Lindbeck, correctly quipped that ‘rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city — except for bombing.'” (11/07/25)