Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Gregory Hood Reviews 'National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy,' Eatwell and Goodwin - "National populism is thus not a 'last gasp' of a dying generation, but a rising movement"






Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin, National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy, Pelican Books, 2018, 344 + xxxii pages, $16.95 softcover, $10.99 kindle.
National Populism, by two British professors of politics, Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin, is a defense, not just an analysis, of its subject. It explains the legitimate grievances of national populists and explains which groups are likely to become populists. The authors believe the movement “will have a powerful effect on the politics of many Western countries for many years to come,” and they issue a warning to Donald Trump if he fails to serve his supporters. ...