Commentators routinely describe “populism” as vague. Some argue that the early US
populists, who coined the modern usage, were not populists. We disagree and identify this …

Authoritarian regimes become more likely to democratize when they face little choice or little
risk. In some cases, the risk of democratization to authoritarian incumbents is so low that …

This chapter aims to briefly map out what scholars say populism is. It focuses on how
populists use the media. Sociologists and historians first used the concept of populism to …

Grassroots organizing and collective action have always been fundamental to American
democracy but have been burgeoning since the 2016 election, as people struggle to make …

At a time of great social and political turmoil, when many residents of the leading
democracies question the ability of their governments to deal fairly and competently with …

Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its
wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich …

Ethics is concerned with what it is to live a flourishing life and what it is we morally owe to
others. The optimizing mindset prevalent among computer scientists and economists …

The problem of tyranny preoccupied Plato, and its discussion both begins and ends his
famous Republic. Though philosophers have mined the Republic for millennia, Cinzia …

French political and social scientist, Ellul explained that in prehistoric times, invention was a
necessity, a movement to ensure humans could survive the elements. By the beginning of …

Western society has become estranged from the borders and social boundaries that have for
centuries given meaning to human experience. This book argues that the controversy …