Dave Rubin’s wide-ranging conversation with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez lays bare what honest reporting and bold leadership can do that woke governance simply can’t: produce real results for working Americans. Suarez doesn’t come on as a career politician seeking applause — he comes on as a problem-solver who points to facts, not feelings, and that’s the tone of this interview.
One of the clearest corrections Suarez offers is on the so-called “gun crisis” narrative that Democrats love to weaponize politically. The truth is more complex: a large share of firearm deaths in America are suicides, a fact that changes the policy conversation and demands different solutions than blunt nationwide bans.
Miami’s comeback under Suarez is not rhetoric — it’s measurable. Under his watch the city has seen dramatic drops in violent crime, with recent reporting showing a substantial decline in murders and nonfatal shootings, and Mayor Suarez pointing to homicide rates not seen since the 1950s. Conservatives should be loud in celebrating a model that proves law-and-order and common-sense policing work.
Homelessness, too, is the kind of issue the left claims to prioritize but often allows to explode when they run cities; Miami has driven unsheltered homelessness down to levels not seen in over a decade, and Suarez won’t shy from tackling it with public-private partnerships and accountability. That’s exactly the kind of results-oriented pragmatism Americans want — not virtue signaling that produces chaos.
Economic growth in Miami didn’t happen by accident or by taxing people into submission — it happened by keeping taxes low, welcoming entrepreneurs, and protecting public safety so businesses could thrive. National outlets have chronicled money and tech jobs pouring into the city while unemployment dropped to historic lows under Suarez’s stewardship, a direct rebuke to the failed high-tax, high-regulation playbook of blue cities.
When violence and unrest threatened other American cities, Suarez backed the blue and worked with law enforcement to keep Miami open and safe rather than kneeling to the defund mob. That kind of leadership is what attracts families, professionals, and police officers fleeing failed Democrat-run municipalities — and it’s why conservatives should double down on backing mayors and governors who put safety first.
Suarez also sounded the alarm about proposed property-tax tinkering in Tallahassee that could hamstring local services or shift burdens onto homeowners and businesses — a timely reminder that even in a red state conservatives must stay vigilant about preserving fiscal common sense. Cities that prioritize prosperity do so by protecting property rights and predictable tax policy, not by experimenting with schemes that end up punishing success.
If conservatives want a winning message in the cities, it should be simple: lower taxes, secure streets, accountable government, and respect for law enforcement. Miami’s example under Suarez proves those principles aren’t just abstract ideals — they’re a formula for renewal, growth, and hope for hardworking Americans who refuse to watch their communities be hollowed out by radical policy experiments.
