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From the Left / Froma Harrop / Nov 25, 2025

There's no mystery why Zohran Mamdani wanted to get along with Donald Trump. The president threatened New York City with funding cuts, deployment of federal forces and other unpleasantries if its voters elected the self-described democratic socialist as mayor. But why after calling Mamdani all kinds of names, even warning of his possible ...Read more

How Low Can Deviancy Go?

From the Left / Froma Harrop / Nov 20, 2025

The central scandal in the Epstein's sex abuse ring targeting children is not the sex. It's the children.

What powerful men do with grown-up women -- that is, females 18 or older -- bothers me little. I never cared much about Donald Trump's assignation with porn star Stormy Daniels. Other Trump critics tried to pile on another layer of ...Read more

Mamdani Starts to Deflate

From the Left / Froma Harrop / Nov 18, 2025

The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor set off -- for his fan base, anyway -- great expectations of a more "affordable" city. But the Democratic Socialist hasn't even been sworn in, and some of his marquee promises are already history.

Start with free buses. For a city dependent on public transportation, free buses are a nice ...Read more