Mamdani’s Promise, Reagan’s Warning: Mayor-elect Thinks Government Is the Solution

It was meant as a promise, but it sounded more like a warning. Newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani told cheering supporters on election night that “there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about.” The self-described Democratic socialist’s words rippled far beyond the ballroom, sparking alarm among critics who saw in them not confidence, but control. “I’m from the government and I’m here to help!” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shot back on X, invoking Ronald Reagan’s old caution that those were the nine most terrifying words


