The rise of populist politics in the U.S. has coincided with a massive shift in the level of wealth held by average Americans compared to the elite. The level of wealth held by the bottom half of ...

Last week Mike Pence gave a speech at Saint Anselm College that, depending on your view of the man, was either courageous or desperate — or both. Titled “Populism vs. Conservatism: Republicans’ Time ...

It’s time to redefine what populism means in the context of a liberal democracy—that’s the view of Professor Seth Jaffe ’00, who teaches the history of political thought at LUISS Guido Carli ...

Populism certainly is rhetorically effective and electorally useful. However, the problems come when anger itself becomes the organizing principle of politics, and distrust is no longer a starting ...

Marine Le Pen's Front National have become a major political player in France. PA images/Kamil Zihnioglu. All rights reserved. Populism is becoming global. While in ...

In 2017, in the wake of Brexit and Donald Trump’s first election win, populism was named the “word of the year” by Cambridge University Press. Almost a decade later, we might have thought the term’s ...

Over the last few decades, populists have come to power in a long list of countries. Italy elected Silvio Berlusconi, and Turkey empowered Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Venezuela had Hugo Chávez and now has ...

The rise of populism has received extensive academic and media attention. Research into the uses of “populism” in news media indicates that it predominantly has a disparaging connotation and is ...

How Progressives Stole Our Schools, and How to Take Them Back RFK Jr.’s List of Hobbies Grows Ever More Fascinating Audio By Carbonatix Henry Olsen argues intelligently and plausibly that populist ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...