New in PJ Media: David Paterson was the governor of New York from 2008 to 2010, when he was succeeded by Andrew Cuomo as the Democrats’ one-party rule of the state continued drearily on. Yet although he is another New York Democrat, Paterson is not thrilled with Zohran Mamdani, his fellow Democrat who stands on […]
Mamdani’s Father Defends Suicide Bombers
Zohran Mamdani has described how, at the dinner table, his views were formed in long discussions about politics and society with his father, Mahmood Mamdani, who is a professor of government at Columbia University. Mahmood Mamdani has described suicide bombers as worthy to be considered as “soldiers.” He has been a supporter of the anti-Israel […]
The Notorious Muslim Cleric Siraj Wahhaj and Zohran Mamdani
Among the admirers and supporters of Zohran Mamdani — such people as Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Linda Sarsour — we can add the name Siraj Wahhaj, an Islamic supremacist who has contributed his financial mite to a PAC supporting Mamdani. More on Siraj Wahhaj, and his support for Zohran Mamdani, can be found here: “Pro-Mamdani […]
Eight Final Questions for Zohran Mamdani
1. The phrase “globalize the intifada” is a call to use violence against all Jews (hence the imperative to “globalize”); the “intifada” in the phrase is a reference to the two intifadas in which more than a thousand Israeli men, women, and children were murdered by Palestinian terrorists. You have been asked repeatedly to condemn […]
Eleven More Questions for Zohran Mamdani
1. Do you think, Zohran, that Israel should be forced by what is called “the international community” to again squeeze itself within the pre-1967 armistice lines — they were never recognized borders — which would leave it with a nine-mile-wide waist from Qalqilya to the sea, and strip Israel of its critical defenses in the […]
Twelve Questions for Zohran Mamdani
1. On your college applications, you checked two boxes: one that you are “Indian” and a second, that you are “Black or African-American.” You have explained that you only wanted to convey a nicely nuanced picture, bringing to bear all sides of your identity. Was that really the motive? What do you say to white […]
Mamdani’s College Writings Surface, and Yeah, They’re Just What You’d Expect
My latest in PJ Media is a VIP article. I am happy to be able to offer you a 5% discount on becoming a VIP member at PJ Media. Just enter the code SPENCER when you sign up here. For decades now, our nation’s colleges and universities have been less institutions of higher learning than they are indoctrination […]
New York’s Broken Political System is Going to Elect Mamdani
46% of New Yorkers would never vote for Mamdani, or the other candidates… I know it’s fashionable in certain circles to sneer or cheer that a Muslim Communist is the Dem nominee for Mayor of New York City, but if you remember 9/11 or the BLM riots, you know that what happens in big cities […]
Mamdani Blamed U.S. for Al Qaeda Leader’s Terrorism
Anything to distract from Islam. In the latest incident of Zohran Mamdani’s history coming back to haunt him, the Islamist Socialist candidate had in the past suggested that law enforcement was responsible for Anwar Al-Awlaki, the head of Al Qaeda in Yemen, becoming a Jihadist. The context for Mamdani’s tweets is a New York Times article which […]
Mamdani’s Effect on the NYPD
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has promised to “defund the police”; recently, he has tried to suggest that he didn’t really mean that, but his late disclaimer has convinced no one, any more than his late attempts to present himself as a stout opponent of antisemitism have been believed. It is clear that […]