Peter Himmelman’s Morning Musings

Peter Himmelman’s Morning Musings

Zohran Mamdani: Eloquent, Telegenic —and "Much" More

From Trump’s abrasive slogans to Mamdani’s euphemisms, America’s political pendulum keeps swinging, but the words we normalize matter more than ever.

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Peter Himmelman
Jun 26, 2025
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Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, is telegenic, extremely well-spoken, and full of bold ideas. He’s got a magic touch with words—capable of teasing out true meanings from phrases that lesser minds barely grasp.

We are still in the thick of Donald Trump’s influence, and his relationship to language is anything but ordinary…

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