Mamdani’s $50 World Cup jersey stunt proves some of the oldest criticisms of socialism correct: ‘The odds are extremely stacked against you’
Fortune magazine was founded by Henry Luce, one of the most famous Republicans of the 20th century, and yet has a long history of employing left-wing writers. Without getting into my personal politics, I’ve debated with friends the difference between “leftism” and “liberalism” and even been called a capitalistic “neoliberal” a few times as a slur by people in my social circle claiming to be more radical than me.
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Fortune magazine was founded by Henry Luce, one of the most famous Republicans of the 20th century, and yet has a long history of employing left-wing writers. Without getting into my personal politics, I’ve debated with friends the difference between “leftism” and “liberalism” and even been called a capitalistic “neoliberal” a few times as a slur by people in my social circle claiming to be more radical than me. As added context, my own grandfather, the former Bryn Mawr professor Philip Lichtenberg, was once labeled “the red doctor” during the McCarthy era because he supported the college’s hiring of the Marxist historian Herbert Aptheker. It’s from that context that I’ve been watching the significance — and the failure — of Mamdani’s $50 World Cup jersey, which none of my leftist friends could actually get.
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- Fortune magazine was founded by Henry Luce, one of the most famous Republicans of the 20th century, and yet has a long history of employing left-wing writers. Without getting into my personal politics, I’ve debated with friends the difference between “leftism” and “liberalism” and even been called a capitalistic “neoliberal” a few times as a slur by people in my social circle claiming to be more radical than me.
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Mamdani’s $50 World Cup jersey stunt proves some of the oldest criticisms of socialism correct: ‘The odds are extremely stacked against you’
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