The Republican Party’s likely presidential candidate is a racist, misogynistic xenophobe. Many Americans and others – not to mention Republican leaders – may be horrified, but Donald Trump has merely brought to the US a political style developed in Europe and perfected in Russia.
Donald Berlusconi
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Ancient Rome’s Donald Trump
Ancient Rome’s Donald Trump
Apr 5, 2016 Philip Freeman profiles the politician that helped bring down the Roman Republic.
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Trump’s Italian Prototype
Trump’s Italian Prototype
Mar 14, 2016 Bill Emmott draws lessons for the US from Italy's experience with Silvio Berlusconi.
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The World According to Trump
The World According to Trump
Mar 10, 2016 Bernard-Henri Lévy places the Donald in the context of a politics perfected by Silvio Berlusconi and Vladimir Putin.
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The Politics of Anger
The Politics of Anger
Mar 9, 2016 Dani Rodrik takes mainstream politicians to task for refusing to address the causes of rising populism worldwide.
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Donald Trump’s Message
Donald Trump’s Message
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The Great Populists
The Great Populists
Feb 5, 2016 Jacek Rostowski says that a new breed of politicians poses a new set of risks to the West.
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