EP133: Why Zohran Mamdani Will Be a Great Mayor - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Zohran Mamdani is a _real_ socialist who wants to seize the means of production. So why does Jim Babka think he might be a great American mayor? You'll learn how Mamdani could unintentionally reshape the national conversation. This episode explores his schemes including rent freezes and government-run grocery stores. You’ll also find out why the GOP is about to make him their favorite Democrat.

SHOW NOTES
EP88: René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State - https://rumble.com/v4hj1ur-ep88-rene-girard-the-founding-of-religion-and-state-gracearchy-with-jim-bab.html

Zohran Mamdani's Government-Run Grocery Stores Won't Lower Prices: https://reason.com/2025/06/25/zohran-mamdanis-government-run-grocery-stores-wont-lower-prices/

America Has Plenty of Experience With Government-Run Stores, and It Isn't Pretty: https://reason.com/2025/06/27/america-has-plenty-of-experience-with-government-run-stores-and-it-isnt-pretty/

A Cuban reacts to Costco: https://x.com/billybinion/status/1937957332438175927

CHAPTERS
0:00 Theme
0:24 The Greatest Mayor in America
2:37 Whitney Tilson's symbolism
5:35 A REAL socialist
8:46 The impact of a Rent Freeze
14:23 Reactionaries in egalitarian paradise
20:47 Horseshoes and mimetic rivalries
22:52 A Republican consultants' dream
26:22 NYC as a laboratory to test socialism
27:37 We're all born young and ignorant
30:28 We all knew socialism sucks
33:52 NYC can remind us how bad socialism is
36:15 2 predictions on Mamdani's grocery stores
39:21 Profit is not a dirty word
41:19 Erie Kansas experience
43:41 SNAP and WIC
45:02 The Venezuelan experience
47:02 The grocery store that ended the USSR
49:44 Appreciating constant market miracles

CREDITS
Bill Protzmann is your moderator.

This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/

Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/

ChatGPT was used to help write the show description.

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