Capitalist Capital May Elect a Socialist Mayor

Plus, foreign student ban could devastate Harvard athletics

New York State Assemblymember and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as seen in a photo provided by hios campaign. Photo credit: Kara McCurdy.

In today’s newsletter:

A look at the real risk that New York City, the capital of capitalism, could wind up with a socialist mayor in Zohran Mamdani, who wants to raise taxes so the city government can build housing, operate grocery stores, and make childcare, college, healthcare and transportation “free.”

Plus three Harvard updates:

1. Trump’s ban on student visas to Harvard could devastate some Harvard sports teams that are overwhelmingly foreign students.

2. Harvard issues a statement distancing itself from Elaine Kim, the Berkeley ethnic studies professor emeritus and boycott-Israel activist it gave an honorary degree to last week.

3. More details emerge on “Crimson Courage” figure Ian Simmons and his Democratic Party connections.