populism

What does an electoral mandate mean in a democratic system?

Whenever an election result heavily favors one party or candidate, the commentariat class—those members of the media and political elite…

7 years ago

Donald Trump Ushers In A New Era of Populism

Election night confirmed a long-held suspicion. This whole electoral cycle has been a lesson in humility for pundits overconfident in…

7 years ago

Trump: Populism’s First National Victory?

When the Tea Party first rose up in the 2010 midterm election, the last vestiges of left-wing populist agitation which…

8 years ago

Clinton pushes dishonest message of economic nativism in attacks on Trump

In a testament to the facile trivialities to which nuanced and weighty policy issues have been reduced, Hillary Clinton’s campaign…

8 years ago

And We Sang, ‘We Won’t Get Fooled Again’

There is always an inherent danger in embracing a populist candidate for any office. Inclined to grandiose rhetoric and unfulfillable…

8 years ago

Digital Campaigning and the Rise of Populism in the 2016 Primary

Populism is amongst the most significant factors of the 2016 election cycle. Even Carly Fiorina credited competitor Donald Trump’s frontrunner…

9 years ago

Does Modern Populism Have an Answer to Modern Political Problems?

For many efficaciously disillusioned Americans, populism is the sole redeeming hope on which hangs a return to political virtue. Yet,…

9 years ago

Jim Webb’s Unassuming Populism

While most of last weekend's media coverage was focused on the bombast that was Donald Trump's FreedomFest speech, former Senator…

9 years ago

William Jennings Bryan Lives Again in Donald Trump

The presidential election of 1896 was by no means a placid one. Civil War issues still lingered in a continuing…

9 years ago

Populism, Racism and the Left

Somehow, as seems to be the case with every tragedy that occurs in America, the tragic murder of nine people…

9 years ago

The original populist party platform, 1892

While populism started striking a chord with rural Americans in the 1880's, it wasn't until 1892 that a formal party…

9 years ago