NYC Mayor Bans Boycotts, Ensures Loyalty Before Successor
Outgoing NYC Mayor Eric Adams just signed two executive orders (EO 35 and EO 36) to prevent the city from doing business with companies that support boycotts against Israel. This eleventh-hour declaration, enacted shortly before his term ends, serves as a prophylactic measure against potential shifts in city policy, particularly with the rise of progressive voices like Zohran Mamdani. It's a
classic move: lock in policies that benefit specific, powerful lobbies before the public can elect anyone who might consider, you know, actually listening to New Yorkers. Adams's actions echo a national trend where local and state governments, often under pressure from well-funded lobbying groups, legislate foreign policy from city halls. For context, organizations like AIPAC have invested heavily
to ensure such legislation, framing it as anti-discrimination rather than an attack on free speech. One might wonder why American mayors are so invested in the economic health of a foreign state, rather than, say, New York's crumbling infrastructure or rampant homelessness. It appears some allegiances run deeper than local constituents.