Has Mamdani Really Left His ‘Political Home’?

Oct 17, 2025

He has tried to play down his relationship with the Democratic Socialists of America, but he shares many of its radical views.

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James Kirchick

James Kirchick is a writer at large for Air Mail and author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington and The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age. He has reported from over 40 countries and his writing has appeared in many publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Atlantic.

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