The Real Culture War in America | Restoration Spotlight

Feb 19, 2026
Hayden Ludwig
Restoration Spotlight Podcast

Inside the Democratic Socialists of America and the threat from mass immigration, today on Restoration Spotlight.

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We're back with Part Two in an interview with Restoration News investigative researcher Jacob Grandstaff on the threat to America First from Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialists of America, and mass immigration from the Third World. If you missed Part One, check it out here.

MORE FROM THE CULTURE WAR:

     EXCLUSIVE: The Anti-Colonial Shadow Over Mamdani’s Socialism

     COMMENTARY: Young Americans’ Pessimism Is Going to Wreck America

     INVESTIGATION: Controversy Widens Over Candidate's Possible CCP Links

     WATCH: Is Mamdani the Democrat Party's Future? with Robert Spencer | Restoration Spotlight

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Hayden Ludwig is Founder and Managing Editor of Restoration News, launched in 2023, and Executive Director of Research Operations at Restoration of America. He specializes in election integrity and dark money, authoring the first investigations into the 2020 election "Zuck Bucks" scandal and unearthing the world's largest dark money network run by Arabella Advisors. He publishes regularly at RealClearPolitics, American Greatness, the American Spectator, and the American Conservative. Hayden is also a member of the board of directors at the National Legal and Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

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