Rough Start to the Year

This has been a rough year for our republic, and we’re just two weeks into it. It’s been hard to decide what to write about this week. If I write solely about the death of Renee Nicole Good, my column this week would be a lot like my column last week. Maybe it would be better to talk about several major things that have happened so far in 2026.

New York City’s new Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, said in his…