President Trump comes up with some of the best nicknames, and his “my little communist” jab at New York City’s next mayor is comedy gold. Zohran Mamdani, the self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist, just came out of nowhere to take the reins of America’s largest city.

Although that label is more palatable than “communist,” Mamdani still advances some of the most radical ideas of any major American politician. New Yorkers decided that past progressive mayors like John Lindsay, David Dinkins, or Bill de Blasio only failed to solve the city's problems because they weren’t quite far left enough.

In the spirit of American democracy and federalism, New Yorkers are now going all in on socialism — choosing to leave behind more traditional Democrats who signal at least some allegiance to economic reality and free markets.

Mamdani’s big win New York gives the Democratic Party an even stronger leftward shove, making socialism less a fringe ideal and more a governing philosophy.

A common refrain among socialists is that socialism has never been properly tried or implemented — a convenient........

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