Across the postindustrial world, the populist right is excelling in the old bastions of the left. If there is a lesson for the United States in the decision by British voters to exit the European Union, it is the importance of the emerging split between the beneficiaries of multicultural globalism […] Read more »
A big chunk of Donald Trump’s supporters were just waiting for a candidate like him
One of the questions worth asking about the rise of Donald Trump in American politics is the extent to which he took advantage of a latent frustration over immigration — or whether he’s driving new hostility among people who hadn’t paid much attention to politics in the past. In other […] Read more »
From ‘Brexit’ To Trump, Nationalist Movements Gain Momentum Around World
… “This is not a unique phenomenon to the United States, and 2016 is not a short moment that will pass,” says Yascha Mounk, who teaches political theory at Harvard University and has studied the rise of nationalist movements. “This is a real populist turn that has been happening for […] Read more »
The tea party spirit crossed the Atlantic during the Brexit campaign
… The winds of populism are sweeping across the Western world, and there was little reason to suppose that even an ancient and stable democracy such as Britain would develop an immunity to this pandemic. The mad-as-hell populism that in large part inspired the “leave” vote was instinctively nativist and […] Read more »
Is ‘Brexit’ the Precursor to a Donald Trump Presidency? Not So Fast
Britain’s vote to withdraw from the European Union sent a shudder through the capital on Friday as the forces of economic nationalism and working-class fury forced American political leaders to wonder: Could it happen here? Driving the “Brexit” vote were many of the same impulses that have animated American politics […] Read more »
It’s Nativism: Explaining the Drivers of Trump’s Popular Support
… Simply put, it is all about nativism! Indeed, across all methods, the findings are incredibly consistent—those who support Trump are much more likely to hold strong nativist and anti-immigrant beliefs, controlling for other ideological and demographic variables. Most importantly, nativism is the most impactful driver of support for Trump. […] Read more »