Why Die-Hard New Yorkers are Fleeing: Seth Barron Exposes the "City in Decline"

In this episode of the Brian Kilmeade Show, host Brian Kilmeade and guest Seth Barron, New York Post editorial board member and author of 'Weaponized: The Left's Capture and Destruction of America's Sacred Institutions,' dissect the controversial policies of New York City Mayor Mondani, particularly his plan to build a city-owned grocery store at La Marqueta in Manhattan, set to open in 2029. Barron criticizes the three-year timeline, $30 million price tag, and the lack of practicality, calling it a politically motivated jobs program disguised as economic relief. He argues that the project exemplifies a broader trend of 'democratic socialism' in action—expanding government, raising taxes on high-net-worth individuals, and centralizing power away from local communities. The discussion expands to broader political shifts, including the rise of far-left candidates in New Jersey’s 11th district, such as Mejia, who supports radical policies like abolishing ICE and the police, raising the minimum wage to $25, and opposing Israel. Barron links these developments to a 'long march through the institutions' by the left, targeting education, policing, housing, and citizenship to consolidate power in unelected elites. He warns that these movements are not organic but potentially influenced by foreign actors, citing pro-Iranian and pro-Hamas protests as evidence of external manipulation.