The New York mayor’s popular moves on rent and free childcare defied rightwing predictions of a far-left hellscape Rightwing politicians and media issued grave warnings about Zohran Mamdani. The election of the democratic socialist would, according to some, cause a spike in crime, and a reduction in freedom, prompting rich people to flee the city and leading to, in the words of one conservative thinktank , “collapse, dependency, and political repression” in the manner of “Venezuela” and “Cuba”. Continue reading...