I think I will have more to say about Zohran Mamdani when I can compile something close to the full lineup of his egregious positions. Today I yield to Tim Kelly — a former Minneapolis attorney who has moved out of the state in retirement. After serving as a platoon leader in Vietnam, he attended the University of Minnesota Law School, clerked on the Supreme Court for Chief Justice Burger, and returned to Minneapolis for his long career in private practice. He writes to comment on the victory of Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary for New York City mayoral candidates last week:
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Z is something of a poster child for the proposition that wokes cannot be trusted with executive power (nudging out your own Tim Walz for the honor) as one of his signature initiatives is bringing government owned grocery stores to New York City.
We have such enterprises near us–in Havana, Cuba–where the shelves are empty and one can only purchase needs for a single day. Any sensible person recognizes that no government store can sell meat, produce, fruit, and canned goods as cheaply as Walmart.
But the real flaw in the idea is the corruption that surely will arise as politicians decide what stuff to sell and at what price. Can the Feeding Our Future crowd get some clemency and go to Z’s New York City to run the grocery store program?
