Nationalism in 2018: 3 Elections to Watch Joris De Mooij Jan 20, 2018 2016 was a year of baffling political upheaval, from the UK’s historic Brexit vote to Donald Trump’s victory in the…
Trump’s Penthouse Populism and the Republican Tax Plan Debacle Joris De Mooij Dec 10, 2017 A year into the Trump administration, the Republican Party is on track to enact a major overhaul of the US…
Remembering 1917: Russia’s Modern Counter-Revolution Christopher Ciafro Nov 15, 2017 On November 7, 2017, Marxists around the world celebrated the centenary of the world’s first successful socialist…
Re-packaged Nazism, Germany’s ‘Alternative für Deutschland’ Mary Thieffry Nov 8, 2017 On 25 September 2017 over 13% of the German electorate voted for the AfD “Alternative für Deutschland,” or in…
Quelling the Far Right: What the World Can (and Can’t) Learn from… Anthony De Luca-Baratta Nov 6, 2017 “If you’ve got money, you vote in… if you haven't got money, you vote out.” Those were the words of a woman in…
Czech Republic elects its own Trump: Billionaire populist Babiš wins election Joris De Mooij Oct 25, 2017 Another day, another populist victory in Europe. This time, anti-establishment billionaire Andrej Babiš has…
The Rise of the AfD: The Far-Right Enters the Bundestag Joris De Mooij Oct 3, 2017 Last week, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the first far-right nationalist party to enter the Bundestag…
“Cosmopolitan”: A Dog Whistle of the Trump-Right Steven Polyakov Sep 4, 2017 The Trump Administration recently endorsed a plan to cut legal immigration by half and prioritize well-educated…
The Dark Side of Populism: Trump vs. The Media Joris De Mooij Aug 11, 2017 To most observers, it is obvious that Trump has a deep aversion towards the media, at least to the outlets that…
Fighting Populism with Populism Joris De Mooij Jun 24, 2017 “Strong and Stable leadership.” The slogan of the British Conservative party’s campaign bears little…