Scholars differ in terms of the extent to which they admit that populists and fundamentalists may have a point in reacting against modernity and its current crisis. Adherents are expressing their hostility towards the values of the different social systems, for example their emphasis on the ...
alex:Brown is an interesting test case, Geoff, given that he’s theonly Democratto win a nonjudicial statewide race in Ohio since 2012. But between him, Tester and Manchin, I’d argue that Brown is in the best position given hispopulist street credand the fact that he’s found success...
Throughout the book To Kill A Mockingbird Lee discusses the effects of ignorance and the toll it takes on people such as Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, Scout herself, and many more. Through her examples of sexism, prejudice, and racism, from the populist of poverty stricken Southerners, she show...
The takeaway for most observers, regardless of all the careful planning and choreography, will be what Trump himself says in his acceptance address. In 2016 in Cleveland, Trump offered a dark indictment of American life and insisted, “I alone can fix it.” The populist, nationalistic pitch en...
the checks and balance of pluralist democracy depend, are, therefore, attacked by populist leaders. Populist leaders claim that their actions, however dictatorial, and however much they favour a specific group in society, are democratic—they represent the will of the people. Because populism, in ...
But Beale’s populist outrage message resonated with many in the public. What about William “D-Fens” Foster? A mild-mannered divorced and recently unemployed computer engineer portrayed by Michael Douglas in the 1993 film Falling Down. Foster’s life is falling apart and so is society aroun...
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For his supporters, the moves will amount to a thrilling fulfillment of the populist, anti-immigrant themes of his campaign. But to those opposed, they will signal a dark new moment — and a call to legal action. Trump is planning to issue dozens of executive actions — more than 100 ...
Populism is a political movement that attempts to appeal to “the people'' by convincing them that its leaders alone represent them and their concerns that are being ignored by a real or perceived “elite establishment.” Since the late 19th century, the label “populist” has been applied to...
Republican gains. Instead, he says, Dems need to get better at speaking to voters’ concerns about the cost of living and position themselves as the party of the working and middle class — with next year’s big tax bill fight offering an opportunity for Democrats to sei...