With homeless New Yorkers freezing to death on the streets after Mayor Mamdani foolishly told police and social workers not to break up their encampments and move them to shelters, a friend offers an idea that is consistent with the mayor's obligations and his dedication to socialism.

As Mamdani became mayor of New York City, supporters and detractors alike wondered how a 34-year-old democratic socialist would govern, particularly after he gave an unapologetically progressive inauguration speech in which he vowed to not "abandon my principles for fear of being deemed radical.