Democrats and Republicans traded visions for America this week, both in the State of the Union address and on the campaign trail. Both parties are embracing the core message that America's ...

Populist discourse frames politics as a moral confrontation between a virtuous people and a corrupt elite, positioning itself as the authentic voice of popular sovereignty. As a thin-centred ideology, ...

Discourse theory offers a framework for understanding how populist movements construct political reality through language, symbols and practices. At its core is the idea that “the people” and “the ...

Populists and abundance proponents have retreated into factional warfare. But both sides need to realize that they need each other. Ezra Klein and Sam Seder in the middle of an argument about ...

OTTAWA — Most Canadians with a view say they don’t like the populist wave washing over much of the world, a new poll has found, even though a healthy chunk of respondents also said they support some ...

Although experts generally agree that populist political leaders or parties display high levels of anti-elitism, definitions of populism vary. We use three measures to classify populist parties: ...

Argentinian presidential hopeful Javier Milei brandishes a chainsaw during a campaign rally in La Plata, Argentina, September 2023; Milei went on to win the presidency. AP / Alamy Humour has become ...

Populist leader Javier Milei swept to the Argentine presidency in 2023 with 56 per cent of the vote, and a clear mandate to implement his far-right libertarian ideas and take a chainsaw to the state.

Charting the Future of the Indonesian Military’s Involvement in Counterterrorism For a long time, Japan’s political system was treated as a success story in comparison with other democratic states.

Although experts generally agree that populist political leaders or parties display high levels of anti-elitism, definitions of populism vary. We use three measures to classify populist parties: ...