| Hi John, With New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani dominating the national conversation after his sweeping election win, many people are asking what his victory means for the future of the country.
As I wrote this week in RealClearPolitics, the answer comes down to a choice between two sharply different visions for America.
In his victory speech, Mr. Mamdani declared that “there is no problem too large for government to solve.” His supporters cheered — but history tells a different story.
We’ve seen this throughout our own hemisphere, in places like Cuba and Venezuela, where the promise of government-driven solutions left people with fewer choices and less opportunity.
However, Mr. Mamdani is right that our nation faces serious challenges. But I believe even more strongly in the people of this country — in their creativity, their resilience, and their ability to solve problems when they’re empowered with freedom and opportunity.
As we approach our nation’s 250th anniversary, Americans are asking foundational questions about who we are and what we want our future to look like.
- Will we embrace a top-down model that gives government more control over our lives?
- Or a bottom-up vision where free people have the chance to pursue their dreams and build stronger communities?
📊 POLL: Take our one-minute poll and tell us — should America’s future be guided by bottom-up freedom or top-down government control? | 
