November 2022

There appears to be more political violence lately. These days, the U.S. President, Mr. Biden, has conveyed concerns that there will be political violence. The speaker’s husband has been attacked in his home. Conspiracy-influenced poll watchers are wearing tactical gear and staking out ballot drop boxes, for fear of election fraud. Many experts are worried […]

Mistaken as purely a sociological movement, populism’s roots are truly emotional. It is the emotionality in a large segment of the population that drives people to join the populist movement. The emotionality is triggered off by a cause or a perception related to a larger social issue, as the segment sees it. This is often