Populism

A new book argues that Boris Johnson’s government is already losing its grip. Here’s why that’s wishful thinking.

The Democratic Party cares more about fighting populists than ending inequality. Its new brand of Reaganomics will lead to yet another electoral defeat.

Pedro Castillo ran as an anti-establishment leftist. Here’s why he won’t govern like one.

This week’s border crisis with Morocco will cast a long shadow over Spanish politics.

A close reading of the philosophical career, and influence, of France’s most ridiculed public intellectual.

The anti-establishment bad boys of years past are changing their stripes—maybe.

Trying to rebound after painful losses, the British party appears to be courting conservative and white voters—and losing its core principles in the process.

Fears of another Trump make it even more urgent that allies work with Biden now.

Democracies have to learn how to manage some people’s innate fears of change.

The German philosopher was one of the 20th century’s most influential public intellectuals. But 21st-century politics has cut him adrift.

European parties were supposed to create a European democracy. Instead, they’ve given cover to bad actors.

Mario Draghi’s arrival as prime minister will only make his country’s political problems even worse.

The incumbent president won in a landslide, but a populist right-wing candidate raised eyebrows in a country that has so far avoided extremes.

Failed immigration reform gave rise to Trumpism. Success could finally cool the debate.

Rust Belts exist around the world, and integrating them into the larger trans-Atlantic community is key to political stability.

Donald Trump isn’t the only right-wing populist to govern with aggression—and do surprisingly well with women.

Populist authoritarians don’t usually leave through the ballot box. The Democrats’ success offers lessons for others.

By casting his lot with Trump, the U.K. prime minister now looks like yesterday’s man. He is in for a rude awakening.

The country’s Catholic conservatives have achieved a long-sought goal—and may have fatally weakened their power in the process.

A year after the leftist leader fled La Paz, Morales is looming over the upcoming vote.