Comedian and podcast host Adam Carolla used a recent episode of his show to sharply criticize figures he grouped into what he called the “new left,” including Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Democratic Socialists of America.
According to the clip highlighted online, Carolla argued that this wing of the left holds anti-American and anti-Jewish attitudes but avoids stating those views directly in public. His comments were framed as a broader attack on the movement rather than a response to a single policy debate.
The segment, shared in video form on social media, centered on Carolla’s view that newer progressive politics is driven by hostility toward traditional American institutions and by rhetoric he sees as coded rather than explicit. The criticism was aimed at both individual politicians and the wider activist current around them.
The remarks add to ongoing clashes in media and politics over the direction of the American left, especially around how public figures discuss nationalism, identity and antisemitism. In this case, Carolla’s podcast comments drew attention because they directly named prominent progressive figures and organizations while accusing the movement of concealing its real beliefs.
