“We’ve run this experiment many times, and the results are always obvious,” Maher said, setting the stage for a critique rooted in historical examples rather than ideology.

At one point, Maher stared directly into the camera, emphasizing his point with unmistakable seriousness. He warned Democrats about what he believes Mamdani represents for their party’s future.

“Democrats must recognize that Zohran Mamdani is the future of the party,” he said. “Unfortunately, it’s the Republican Party.” The line landed with both humor and sting, suggesting that far-left policies ultimately weaken the Democratic agenda.

Maher then shifted to visual evidence. He presented satellite images showing South Korea at night—glowing brightly with economic activity and growth. “Here’s capitalist South Korea,” he said, highlighting a nation he considers a success story of free-market policies.

He followed with a stark contrast: a nearly pitch-black map of North Korea. “Here’s socialist North Korea,” he said, letting the image speak for itself. The darkness represented, for Maher, the economic stagnation and suffering created by authoritarian socialist systems.

Maher continued with a comparison of Venezuela and Poland, two countries that took opposite economic paths after the 1990s. “In 1990, Venezuela was wealthier than Poland,” he explained, setting up the dramatic shift that followed.

“Poland, finally free of Soviet-style economics, went all in on capitalism,” Maher noted. “Now their economy is as big as Japan’s and people there have high wages, low inflation, cars, vacations, homes.” He framed Poland as a case study in the success of market freedom.

Venezuela, meanwhile, he described as a tragic example of the consequences of choosing socialism. “They traded capitalism for Hugo Chavez’s ‘socialism for the 21st century,’ which turned out to be like socialism in the last century—or any century—a f*cking mess,” Maher said.

He concluded by pointing to the outcome: one of Latin America’s richest nations becoming one of its poorest, with low wages, rampant inflation, shortages, blackouts, and millions fleeing the country. “If you think New York can somehow reinvent this wheel,” Maher warned, “you’re in for a rude awakening.”