The far-right Brazilian front-runner is attempting to mask his fascist platform by leaning into a recently-adopted free-market agenda.
Why Is the Radical Right Still Winning?
What that Protestant Reformation can teach us about the durability of far-right movements — and the order they seek to replace.
Sieg Heil Deja Vu? Understanding the Global Rise of the Extreme Right
The far right is on the rise from North America to Europe to Asia. Each case is different, but they share key similarities — and require similar responses.
The Transatlantic Trump Effect
If Trump’s aggressive style and populist impulses have encouraged his political soulmates abroad, they’ve also provoked a backlash in defense of democratic norms.
What’s Behind Trump’s Assault on Europe
Trump is attacking Europe and siding with Russia for political — and not just personal — reasons.
Disrupters in Chief
From Washington to Rome, so-called “populist” politicians are hacking away at a genuinely broken status quo. But their alternatives are either uninspired or terrifying.
Far Right Groups Are Stumbling, But Their Rhetoric Is More Mainstream Than Ever
In a sense, the Republican Party has become a much more powerful instrument of white rage than the alt-right.
Why the Center Left Keeps Losing Elections in Europe
Voters can’t tell the difference between the center left and the center right, and they don’t want either.
The Far-Right Effort to Win Hearts and Minds Across the Atlantic
Far more dangerous than the far-right effort to win elections alone is its concerted campaign to change the culture — a strategy it owes, perversely, to the left.
Italy’s Election Is All About Immigrants, and It’s Getting Ugly
Immigrants don’t have one bit to do with Italy’s ailing economy — in fact, they’re key to reviving it.