The Case for Zohran Mamdani

The liberal establishment claims to protect democracy—but fears what it would actually take to renew it.

The New York City Democratic primary is more than a campaign. It’s a rupture point in a larger crisis. At a time when American democracy is visibly faltering, Zohran Mamdani’s run for New York City mayor represents a rare attempt to rebuild legitimacy from the ground up—not through patriotic slogans or elite commissions, but through material commitments…