The dark view of populist politics by renowned historian Richard Hofstadter sheds light on the US election
How American Institutions Went from Trust to Bust
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-institutions-went-from-trust-to-bust-media-schools-business-promises-43c8d18
Leaders betrayed and disdained the people, and partisanship and social media didn’t help.
Why we stopped trusting elites
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/nov/29/why-we-stopped-trusting-elites-the-new-populism
The credibility of establishment figures has been demolished by technological change and political upheavals. But it’s too late to turn back the clock
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/03/todays-populism-is-informed-by-bigotry-but-its-roots-lie-in-the-promise-of-equality
The Paranoid Style in American Politics by Richard Hofstadter (November 1964)
https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/
https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/
How American Institutions Went from Trust to Bust
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-institutions-went-from-trust-to-bust-media-schools-business-promises-43c8d18
Leaders betrayed and disdained the people, and partisanship and social media didn’t help.
Why we stopped trusting elites
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/nov/29/why-we-stopped-trusting-elites-the-new-populism
The credibility of establishment figures has been demolished by technological change and political upheavals. But it’s too late to turn back the clock