Resistance to cultural change drove Trump’s support – just as with Brexit

Many commentators have ascribed Donald Trump’s success to working-class ‘losers from globalisation’ living in rustbelt towns, who have suffered job losses and stagnating wages. But Eric Kaufmann argues that, as with Brexit, there’s little evidence that the vote had much to do with personal economic circumstances. The true driver of support for Trump is a preference for order over … Continue reading Resistance to cultural change drove Trump’s support – just as with Brexit