Populism

Joe Exotic for President: Why Not? 

The convicted felon is the candidate we need and the leader we deserve.

Getting Away With Murder, Sort Of

The dangerous marriage of elitism and populism.

Cocaine Bear

Russia’s war, one year later.

The Dangers of an ‘Angry Pacifism’

What America can learn from a 20th-century British political cartoon character.

Get In, Loser. We’re Going Losing.

Do populists want to win?

The One-Legged Stool

A final farewell to traditional conservatism in 2024.

The Dog Died

Curious George and the limits of populist grift.

Doomscrolling, Interrupted

A rough year for pessimists.

Apres Trump, Le Deluge

As Trump fades, populist infighting accelerates.

The Resistible Urge to Scoff

The ‘Twitter Files’ and the intellectual pitfalls of contempt.

Unpopular Populists and the Authenticity Trap

Who gets to speak for silent majorities?

Elon Bought Twitter. So What?

Nothing will change. Well, not much.

Republicans Should Push Back on Economic Populism, Not Embrace It

They are very unlikely to ever outdo Democrats on policy, and the country would be better off if the GOP embraced free trade.