The Times They Are a-Changin Paul Craig Roberts On the surface Zohran Mamdani's election as mayor of New York supports my contention that American democracy  has become  riven with faction and left-wing ideology and has become dysfunctional.   https://paulcraigroberts.org/2025/10/30/the-days-of-democracy-are-over/  Mamdani's agenda of rent freezes, city-run non-profit grocery stores, more taxes on the rich, free subways, reduced police presence, and the rest of his promised handouts...