Zohran Mamdani: Is New York About to Get a Shiite Muslim-Communist Mayor?

By Philip C. Johnson - June 26, 2025 Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman, stunned New York by clinching the Democratic mayoral primary on June 24, 2025, defeating Andrew Cuomo 43% to 36%. If he wins in November, he’d be New York City’s first Muslim mayor, a historic milestone for a city with 1 million … Continue reading Zohran Mamdani: Is New York About to Get a Shiite Muslim-Communist Mayor?

2025: QUARTER CENTURY REVIEW: PART 5

Philip C. Johnson, Ph.D. January 1, 2025 For the past five days I have been taking a look at the major events of the last 25 years. If you missed the previous posts, click here (Part 1), here (Part 2), here (Part 3) and here (Part 4) In this final section, I will take a … Continue reading 2025: QUARTER CENTURY REVIEW: PART 5

GLOBAL UPDATE: MAY 2014

May 26, 2014 Every once in a while, I’ll stop and post some views on what’s happening in the world. It almost seems like a full-time job just to try to keep track of all that’s happening. Here’s my “simplified” list of five complex issues that are happening now: EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: What’s happening? Egypt … Continue reading GLOBAL UPDATE: MAY 2014