2026 Will Be the Year of Political Pragmatism

After a resounding 2024 election win, 2025 was marked by President Donald Trump’s political turbulence. Justified by a purported mandate to address America’s cost of living crisis, the commander-in-chief decimated swaths of federal workers, sent the national guard to U.S. cities, and abandoned America’s global leadership role regarding humanitarian issues.

This turbulence leaves many questions remaining for the year ahead. Will Democrats embrace Democratic Socialism as embodied by New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani?