Trumpism may have parallels in populist, nativist movements abroad, but it is also the culmination of a proud political party’s steady descent into a deeply destructive and dysfunctional state. While that descent has been underway for a long time, it has accelerated its pace in recent years. We noted four […] Read more »
College Men for Trump
It’s relatively easy to understand how the bitter grievances of the white working class drive support for Donald Trump. What’s less understandable is why a plurality of college-educated white men backs the Republican Party’s combative soon-to-be nominee. … We often overlook the pro-Trump leanings of white men with college degrees, […] Read more »
For Whites Sensing Decline, Donald Trump Unleashes Words of Resistance
… In countless collisions of color and creed, Donald J. Trump’s name evokes an easily understood message of racial hostility. Defying modern conventions of political civility and language, Mr. Trump has breached the boundaries that have long constrained Americans’ public discussion of race. … In a country where the wealthiest […] Read more »
What Brexit Means for the Presidential Race
In terms of American politics, Britain’s vote to leave the European Union is something of a “Goldilocks” event. Instead of striking a balance between too hot and too cold, the key to getting Brexit just right is not to read too much into it while also understanding its significance. CONT. […] Read more »
Brexit, twilight of globalization? Not quite, not yet
… If we are to prevail in overcoming the politics of grievance, we must first reckon that populism did not materialize from thin air. It is based on a fact: As globalization intensified during the past two decades, the middle classes in the industrialized world experienced stagnant incomes. The inward […] Read more »
Right-Wing Populism Is Prevailing in Left-Wing Strongholds Around the World
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 »