Trump Cleaned Up Crime in DC – and Taught Everyone a Lesson in Public Safety

I never fail to be amazed at what we get used to.

Trundling along in the New York subway the other day, I saw all the usual sights.

Turnstile hoppers, of course, who never fail to aggravate me. 

“Why am I the only mug who’s paying?” is my general feeling.

“Why did I just effectively pay for that guy’s journey as well?,” I think.

But perhaps these folks just misread New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s manifesto promises and think the subway, as well as the buses, are already free. 

Then there were the homeless people everywhere, of course.

And unlike the turnstile hoppers, I feel nothing but profound sadness for these people.