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Tag Archives: Trump
Jun 26 2018
Populism, Trump, and the future of democracy
1 CommentBy Michael J. Sandel These are dangerous times for democracy. Russia, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, and other places that once offered democratic hope are now, in varying degrees, falling into authoritarianism. Democracy is also in trouble in sturdier places. In the … Continue reading
Posted by: June 26, 2018
Tagged with: Donald Trump, European Public Sphere, Michael Sandel, populism, Trump, United States
May 5 2017
The Politics of Post-Truth
2 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi Every book is imbued with the name of God, and we have anagrammed all books in history, without praying […]. What our lips said, our cells have learnt. What have my cells done? They have invented a … Continue reading
Posted by: May 5, 2017
Tagged with: Brexit, EH Carr, fake news, Information, post-truth, psychological warfare, Trump, Umberto Eco
Feb 7 2017
Against Anti-Pluralism
Comments Off on Against Anti-PluralismBy Max Hänska Citizens are voting for candidates hitherto considered unlikely; the future of the EU, and indeed the post-war international order is in question. It is unsurprising that the current fin de siècle atmosphere, and many citizens’ sense of … Continue reading
Posted by: February 7, 2017
Tagged with: Blame, Democracy, European identity, Euroscepticism, immigration, Inequality, Nationalism, populism, Trump
Dec 20 2016
President Trump and the Politics of Tragedy
5 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi For someone who tries to think in dialectical terms, the catastrophic handling of the immigration crisis in 2015 raised more than just some concern. It appears simply impossible that this kind of blunder could have not generated … Continue reading
Posted by: December 20, 2016
Tagged with: Angela Merkel, Brexit, Nemesis, Political Violence, Tragedy, Trump