Salvatore Babones

Salvatore Babones is an American sociologist at the University of Sydney and the author of The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts.

Stories by Salvatore Babones

An anti-Brexit campaigner stands outside Parliament in London with a placard that reads “Brexit: is it worth it?” on Oct. 9. (Tolga Akmen/Getty Images)

Don’t Believe Pundits’ Claims About the Cost of Brexit

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Salvatore Babones

October 9, 2018, 10:12 AM

Demonstrators march in Sydney during a protest to demand humane treatment of asylum-seekers and refugees on July 21. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)

The World’s First Immigration Economy

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Salvatore Babones

October 3, 2018, 12:00 PM

Students watch a street parade in China's southern Hainan province on November 7, 2017. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

China’s Middle Class Is Pulling Up the Ladder Behind Itself

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Salvatore Babones

February 1, 2018, 11:46 AM

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