OPINION:
In his run for mayor of America’s biggest city, Zohran Mamdani is following in the footsteps of socialists past. Like Sen. Bernie Sanders, he’s on a path toward affluence and comfort. Already a child of extreme privilege, Mr. Mamdani is campaigning on a classic “eat the rich” platform.
That’s a curious choice for the son of prosperous filmmaker Mira Nair and academic Mahmood Mamdani, a specialist in “post-colonialism.” In 2017, Ms. Nair made news when she put the family’s fancy Manhattan rental property up for sale at $1.9 million. Variety described the condo’s amenities as “premium level services that include 24-hour doorman attended lobby, a double-height lounge area that opens through a wall of accordion-fold glass doors to a serene courtyard garden with reflecting pool.”
Billionaires like George Soros and Bill Gates would feel at home as their philanthropic networks invested in Ms. Nair’s work. Both she and her