The Populist Rebellion: Then and Now
The motif of the 2016 presidential election has emerged as one of rebellion against the establishment and the oligarchy that perpetuates it.
Articles by Nathan Allen and Theodore Roosevelt Malloch
The Manhattan Populist
Trump’s nationalism can be seen as a rebuke of Obama’s tribalism, just as Jackson’s election was a rebuke to Adams’ and later Calhoun’s sectionalism. And Trump’s popularity is an affirmation that many believe that the country is stronger and better off with a decisive, unapologetically nationalist President.
