Eastern European populism differs from that in the West in important ways, owing to the region's weak liberal tradition, which translates into ineffective checks and balances on government and shallow ...

Ever watched politicians play retirement roulette with grandma’s savings? Latvia just rolled the dice in a dramatic pension referendum that’s got everyone talking. This isn’t just about retirement ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Populism is a political ideology that positions “the people” as a morally just, good ...

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 ...

For the last several years, populist leaders have wreaked havoc on the institutions and norms that have underpinned the liberal world order. And their policies are increasingly placing the global ...

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 ...

(Original Caption) Caricature of William Bryan (1860-1925), Presidential Candidate, populist in a "mighty risky experiment". Undated engraving showing Bryan trying to split a gold dollar on the back ...

No, Mr. President, Section 122 Tariffs Won’t Work Either From Trump’s Warp Speed to the FDA’s Warp Stall What Should Our Justice System Do with Lower-Level Offenders? As ever, ‘generic Republican’ is ...

Ultimately, populism will always be a temporary phenomenon because its economic policy prescriptions simply do not work. Parties that want to position themselves for success over the long term must ...

Benjamin Moffitt receives or has received funding from the Australian Research Council and the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation. In 2017, in the wake of Brexit and Donald Trump’s first ...

Christopher J. Finlay has previously received funding from the British Academy and from the Leverhulme Trust. Sales of Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) rocketed when Donald Trump ...