🎧 New York City As The Canary In The Political Coal Mine

🎧 New York City As The Canary In The Political Coal Mine

June 26, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of recent Democrat Primaries in New York and the rise of socialism within the party, alongside a conversation about the 17th Amendment and the dangers of radical politics.

In this segment, I open by addressing the recent Democrat Primaries in New York, where democratic socialists (re: Marxists) scored some victories they are crowing about. But reality, as cautious as we should be about it, tells a less dramatic story. I discuss this in depth in a featured article, “New York’s Socialist Sweep Signals the Democrat Party’s Collapse into Radicalism” . Then Kyle and I talk about a statement spoken on the US House floor that suggested the repeal of the 17th Amendment, which facilitated the direct election of US Senators. We take these topics in-depth in The Corner of the Bar segment. I finish up by reiterating the dangers of an unchecked radical Left, and what we all must do to combat it as we approach America’s 250th anniversary on July 4th. When you are talking to people who are on the fence, put it to them this way, because it’s true: Elections are not about voting for the best candidate , the candidate that promises you the moon and the stars and then shoves the tax bill up your ass when April 15th comes around. Elections are about keeping the worse candidates from the seats of power . No single politician is the remedy for the Marxism that has crept…

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Host: Underground USA

Guest: Kyle

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Organizations: Democrat Party

Books & works: New York’s Socialist Sweep Signals the Democrat Party’s Collapse into Radicalism

Places: New York

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