American politics Quote by Joseph Rago

American populism is no stranger to our political life. From the earliest anti-Federalists to William Jennings Bryan, Huey Long, and George Wallace, and many…

— Rick Wilson

The rise of populism has steadily coalesced movements of millions of people around its divisive us-against-them rhetoric, motivating so many more people to become…

— Jo Swinson

The truest form of any form of revolutionary left, whatever you want to call it, was Jack Kerouac, E.E. Cummings, and Allan Ginsberg's period.…

— David Bowie

Throughout the west, the rise of populism has shaken establishments, with politicians and commentators asking why there has been a resurgent interest in socialism,…

— Dawn Foster

At the turn of the last century, extremists were forced back to the political fringes while younger politicians resurrected the vitality of the original…

— Heather Cox Richardson

Nineteenth-century American politics were notoriously raucous, with frequent violence in and around elections.

— Jamelle Bouie

The word 'populism' was everywhere in 2016. Political leaders claiming to speak for the people have achieved significant victories in Europe, Asia, and, with…

— Margaret MacMillan

In the 1880s and 1890s, extremists in the Republican party also threatened the future of the US. Just when it seemed the extremists' control…

— Heather Cox Richardson

The truest form of any form of revolutionary Left, whatever you want to call it, was Jack Kerouac, E.E. Cummings, & Ginsberg's period. Excuse…

— David Bowie

In Europe, populism is sort of a dirty word, but we have this wonderful history of populism in America, including the abolitionist populists and…

— Zephyr Teachout

With Donald J. Trump's arrival to power, many feel astonished by the growth of populism. Others analyze with extreme care the decline of companies…

— Fabrizio Moreira

Political activists of all stripes are usually a wacky bunch, and never more so than in a system like Britain's, where power is effected…

— Will Self