Did Mamdani Wipe Little Italy Off the Map?

Opening Arguments · Aug 5, 2026 · 1h 8m

VR39 - Vapid Response Wednesday returns with a tasteful pairing of stories about alleged anti-Italian discrimination that go together like chianti and red sauce.

Today's specials include:

Aperitivo: a tasteless morsel from the least deserving recipient in the history of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Primo: a chef’s kiss Washington Examiner oped on how NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani “erased” Little Italy

Secondo: a spicy molto grosso meatball of a Boston lawsuit over alleged anti-Italian-American discrimination gives a federal court indigestion

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