Normally Podcast: America's 250th, NYC Socialism & the Dangerous Rise of Democratic Socialists
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, Mary Katharine Ham and Karol Markowicz examine the growing influence of democratic socialism across the country and ask whether New York City's political shift could spread nationwide.
The conversation explores the rise of Zohran Mamdani and other Democratic Socialist candidates, the economic consequences of rent control, the importance of free-market principles, and why understanding America's founding ideals matters more than ever. They also discuss escalating political extremism, antisemitism on the far left, and the viral confrontation…
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