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Kick the UN out of New York — and build a museum of socialism in its place

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Levin, M. (2026, September 29). Kick the UN out of New York — and build a museum of socialism in its place. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4744651/move-un-out-of-new-york/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-09-29 · by Michael Levin

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This opinion piece argues that the United Nations should be moved out of New York due to its perceived corruption and anti-American stance. The author criticizes the U.N. for fostering hatred towards democratic values, promoting progressive policies harmful to Western nations, and causing inconvenience during its sessions through traffic congestion and unpaid expenses in New York City. The article concludes by suggesting that the vacated Manhattan real estate could be repurposed into a museum dedicated to socialism.
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The Washington Examiner published an article asserting that the United Nations (U.N.) is deeply antagonistic towards the United States and its allies. The author argues that since its founding post-World War II, the U.N. has become a tool for socialist and communist nations to oppose Western values. According to the piece, the General Assembly is dominated by dictators, despots, and antisemites who exploit funding from Western countries. The article claims that the U.N.'s existence is largely detrimental and accuses it of promoting progressive policies such as climate change initiatives, diversity, equity, inclusion, and economic redistribution, which are seen as harmful to American interests.

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Michael Levin
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Jews Nairobi New York U.N. Western

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U.N. ORG · 12× New York GPE · 4× Jews NORP · 2× Nairobi GPE · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× Western NORP · 2× Judeo-Christian NORP · 1× The U.N. General Assembly ORG · 1× The United Nations ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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The U.N. General Assembly adjourned Friday, leaving behind a trail of unpaid parking tickets, untipped maitre D’s, and the stench of its deeply venomous hatred for the United States and our allies.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-29
🔮 The U.N. was founded in an era of post-World War II optimism, but it didn’t take long before the Soviets and the Chinese communists found a massive constituency of “non-aligned” countries who could be counted on to vote against the U.S. at every turn.
2026-09-29 · Washington Examiner
Kick the UN out of New York — and build a museum of socialism in its place · assertive framing

Claims (42 extracted, 2 hedged)

The U.N. General Assembly adjourned Friday, leaving behind a trail of unpaid parking tickets, untipped maitre D’s, and the stench of its deeply venomous hatred for the United States and our allies. asserted
Assembly → adjourn → States
It’s nothing new. asserted
It → ’ → ?
The United Nations is united only in its despising of everything we stand for — freedom, democracy, capitalism, and Judeo-Christian values. asserted
we → stand → everything
The U.N. is the mother of all corrupt nongovernmental organizations, its very existence a cynical shakedown of the Western countries most of its members despise. asserted
most → despise → members
The U.N. was founded in an era of post-World War II optimism, but it didn’t take long before the Soviets and the Chinese communists found a massive constituency of “non-aligned” countries who could be counted on to vote against the U.S. at every turn. uncertain
who → found → turn
The General Assembly is a snake pit of two-bit dictators, tyrants, despots, mass murderers, socialists, communists, antisemites, and other despicable so-called leaders. asserted
Assembly → call → dictators
They recognize that the U.N. is the perfect setting to funnel the money from Western nations into their numbered Swiss accounts. asserted
U.N. → recognize → accounts
The U.N. has never met a progressive shibboleth it didn’t like. asserted
it → meet → shibboleth
Climate change; diversity, equity, and inclusion; economic redistribution; global taxation; and criminalizing actions by sovereign states are always welcome topics at the U.N. asserted
change → criminalize → U.N.
Because they’re a way for the world’s worst leaders to force Western countries to hand over the Benjamins. asserted
leaders → ’re → Benjamins
When the UNGA is in session, New York traffic slows to a 4-mph crawl. asserted
traffic → slow → crawl
The city spends millions on overtime for police officers to keep the traffic moving. asserted
officers → spend → traffic
It’s not fair to hardworking New Yorkers and the city’s visitors. asserted
It → ’ → Yorkers
They’re stuck trying to cross a Midtown clotted with Escalades filled with so-called VIPs whose hatred of American values is matched only by their love of New York shopping. asserted
hatred → ’re → shopping
Members of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, ostensibly serving the Palestinians, were proven to have actually participated in the atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023. asserted
Members → serve → Oct.
This is what our U.N. dues pay for. asserted
dues → pay → what
The best comment on it comes from Mike Huckabee, America’s ambassador to Israel: “All the U.N. seems to want to do is point their fingers at the Jews. asserted
U.N. → come → Jews
So if they’re the greatest threat to the whole world, that small in number, I guess the U.N. is just not real good at math. asserted
U.N. → ’re → math
I say, enough. asserted
I → say → enough
It’s time to move the U.N. out of New York, lock, stock, and socialists. asserted
It → ’ → York
They don’t deserve to be here. asserted
They → deserve → ?
Most people don’t know this, but the U.N. hosts major operations in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi, Kenya. asserted
U.N. → know → Geneva
Let the delegates, bureaucrats, and other freeloaders go to those cities and carry on their anti-American rantings far from our shores. asserted
delegates → let → shores
The shopping won’t be as nice in Nairobi, but that’s not our problem. asserted
that → ’ → Nairobi
This will leave 18 acres of prime Midtown Manhattan real estate hard by the East River ready for redevelopment. asserted
acres → leave → redevelopment
The latest trend in downtowns across the country is to turn office towers into high-class residences. asserted
trend → turn → residences
So transforming the U.N. into beautiful high-end housing is right on time. asserted
transforming → transform → time
I would turn the 39-story Secretariat into 450 luxury condominiums, which could sell for between $2 million and $15 million on the lower floors, and $20 million and $40 million for a few spectacular penthouses. uncertain
which → turn → penthouses
This would bring billions of dollars to the federal government to reduce the deficit, while ensuring that the socialist mayor of New York doesn’t get a penny. asserted
mayor → bring → penny
I would then turn the General Assembly building into a museum of socialism and communism. asserted
I → turn → socialism
I would require every schoolchild in the U.S. to visit multiple times before graduation. asserted
schoolchild → require → graduation
They would see just what goes on in failed systems such as the Soviet Union, East Germany, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) congressional district. asserted
what → see → Union
And then I’d tear down the rest of the buildings and turn the land into a beautiful public park. asserted
I → tear → park
This would be a fantastic gift for New Yorkers, who these days cannot even get close to the U.N., because security is so tight. asserted
security → get → U.N.
Sure, the restaurants, hotels, boutiques, and brothels that serve U.N. delegates will squawk. asserted
that → serve → delegates
But that’s life in the big city. asserted
that → ’ → city
They can all relocate to Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi, too, for all I care. asserted
I → relocate → all
It’s time to send all these pigs at the trough packing. asserted
pigs → ’ → trough
As the president says, believe me. asserted
president → say → me
They won’t be missed. asserted
They → miss → ?
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