| 单词 | demagogue |
| 例句 | Increasingly, a focal target was something that I had said, “Malcolm X” as a “demagogue.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The greatest of all Greeks, Socrates, was killed as a ‘demagogue.’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was ranting about what a “divisive demagogue” and what a “reverse racist” I was. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time I mentioned “separation,” some of them would cry that we Muslims were standing for the same thing that white racists and demagogues stood for. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Atticus Finch was right when he said the only good the University did Henry was let him make friends with Alabama’s future politicians, demagogues, and statesmen. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Well, let’s go back to the Greek, and maybe you will learn the first thing you need to know about the word ‘demagogue.’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Certainly nothing is ever going to be solved by throwing upon me and other so-called black “extremists” and “demagogues” the blame for the racism that is in America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The modem Pharisees are trying to heap destruction upon Mr. Muhammad, calling him a demagogue, a crackpot, and fanatic. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As long as demagogues continued to manipulate race for political ends, the group was sure to survive. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I flatly refused to sit under some leaking roof listening to a demagogue out to make money by sending people on guilt trips and pretending to speak in tongues. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Nolan’s mask is his guise as a director of comic-book entertainments, when he’s really out to excoriate American greed and laziness and its citizens’ susceptibility to a demagogue’s threats and promises. TIME's Review of The Dark Knight Rises: To the Depths, To the Heights 2012-07-16T16:59:05Z The alt-right would be easy pickings for a more competent demagogue. A Political Movement, Defining Itself by What It Hates 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The lesson of Joe McCarthy and our other demagogues is that they fell even faster than they rose — once America saw through them and reclaimed its better self. ‘Demagogue’ Remembers a Vintage American Bully 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Right wing demagogues spoke 24 hours a day to their listeners and essentially offered them a very powerful worldview in which their mostly white male audience was the central victim of everything. Did the “The Daily Show” make us smarter voters or not? Two satire experts face off 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z But when Hartmann wrote it in 1934-5, with a demagogue elected to high office in his country, it had wider resonances. Review: An Anti-Nazi Protest in the Guise of Opera 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z "Invasive species," Monbiot complains, "challenge attempts to defend a unique and distinctive fauna and flora" – just as anti-immigration demagogues claim that foreigners will destroy a unique and distinctive British culture. Is our love of nature writing bourgeois escapism? 2013-07-06T07:01:00Z During a subsequent episode of “I Am Cait,” Jenner threw more logs on the growing social media firestorm by claiming that racist demagogue Donald Trump “would be very good for women’s issues.” Go ahead and call Caitlyn Jenner a delusional GOP shill — but don’t say she’s not a woman 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z But, as Jeet Heer pointed out in The New Republic, the institutions that these two demagogues were part of were strong enough finally to rein them in. The Plot Against America: Donald Trump’s Rhetoric 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z He is describable, almost fully, in a few short words: a misogynist, a bigot, a narcissist, a con man and a demagogue. Chris Hayes Reviews Michiko Kakutani’s Book About Our Post-Truth Era 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z “Hamilton” is the most powerful theatrical rebuttal to the anti-immigration sentiments whipped up by demagogues. Let the power of 'Hamilton' speak louder than a Twitter feud 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z His detractors portray him harshly — not as the great father his sons describe, but as a misogynist, race baiter, Islamaphobe and demagogue. Eric and Don have the Trump name, the money, the genes. Here’s what makes them different. 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The bond between demagogues and their audience is cemented by their exhilarating consciousness of shared culpability. Lie to Me: Fiction in the Post-Truth Era 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z He was denounced by critics as buffoonish, homophobic, anti-Semitic, a demagogue. Activist author Amiri Baraka dead at 79 2014-01-09T23:19:00Z I want to argue that there are important lessons to be mined historically regarding how we examine Trump’s connections to a number of ruthless dictators and political demagogues. Are the politics of “incivility” paving the road to an American fascism? Part 2 of 2 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the true previous American demagogues—Joe McCarthy and Huey Long and George Wallace—never captured the Presidential nomination of a major political party. Why Trump Is Different—and Must Be Repelled 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Still, a distinct drawback of the book is that it becomes a repetitive hunt for populists and demagogues. Is Donald Trump a Danger to Democracy? 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z If anything, establishment attacks on a demagogue only stiffen the loyalties of his subjects, proving to them that he is telling truth to power.” All the times the pundits declared Donald Trump toast — and what they say now 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Renaming is a great tool for the demagogue or propagandist. David Mitchell: I'm glad the asbo is going, but most rebranding is just a distraction 2011-02-13T00:05:37Z As time and endless fund-raising demands thin the ranks of the old guard, they are replaced by ideologues and demagogues unworthy of their seats. John Kerry Describes Politics as It Used to Be 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z All he did was inherit the ethos of the right-wing demagogues and eventually their audience. Did the “The Daily Show” make us smarter voters or not? Two satire experts face off 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Can we teach people to be less fearful and less vulnerable to these types of demagogues? Psychologist Philip Zimbardo of the Stanford Prison Experiment: Donald Trump is an “unconstrained, unbridled present hedonist” 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z This is the ‘again’ that a certain demagogue was referring to and I wanted him to see there is no ‘again’. Meet the new hotshots of American film-making 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z “That said,” Ms. Miller added, “this is not a race between Democrat and Republican — this is a race between Democrat and demagogue. You don’t normalize someone who’s inciting violence.” Samantha Bee Condemns NBC and Jimmy Fallon’s Trump Interview 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Carried along by his verbal torrent, whipped by scorn, he turns from right-mindedness to self-righteousness, from principled pioneer to dangerous demagogue. Public Enemy; These Shining Lives; The Hothouse – review 2013-05-18T23:07:16Z A ranting demagogue, screaming from on high, his words indistinguishable. Political Mother 2010-05-22T23:04:00Z But isn't the difference between a "demagogue" and a "great orator" simply whether we like their politics or not – and nothing much to do with the oratorical power? What makes a great speech? 2011-02-26T00:07:28Z In this corner is a blowhard businessman who rode to the nomination spouting the divisive rhetoric of a demagogue. Trump versus Clinton: Theater critic's advice for how two characters can connect with the debate audience 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Serling's willingness to expose right-wing authoritarians as bullies and demagogues wasn't limited to those two stories. Jordan Peele's "Twilight Zone" in the Trump era 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Wright, who was House majority leader at the time, was irritated enough by the antics of “silly little Newt Gingrich” that he complained about the “shrill and shameless little demagogue” in his diary. Newt Gingrich and the Dawn of a Toxic Political Era 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Yes, Adolf Hitler was ridiculous and vulgar, a tin-pot demagogue instead of a smooth politician, but he knew how to excite the nationalist base and deliver a whopper of a speech. A Sobering Look at How Quickly Hitler Transformed Germany 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z The genesis of terrorism may differ from that of nationalist demagogues. Conversations With a Mass Murderer 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Colvin also had a knack for gaining the confidence of dictators and demagogues. She Reported From the World’s Combat Zones, at the Cost of Her Life 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z “But we didn’t know from demagogues back then.” ‘The Plot Against America’ Imagines the Rise of an Intolerant Demagogue 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Democrats clearly intend to demagogue Ryan’s reforms by claiming that Republicans aim to “end” Medicare—PolitiFact’s “lie of the year”—but Mark Amodei of Nevada showed Republicans how to win an election despite these tactics. A Look Back at Year One of The Apothecary at Forbes 2012-01-31T17:22:00Z Earlier American demagogues couldn’t build a movement strong enough actually to take power. The Plot Against America: Donald Trump’s Rhetoric 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z The problems with Johnson were obvious: He was a racist demagogue unfit for the office he held. The First Presidential Impeachment 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Béjart’s “Boléro” is a steady crescendo in which a lone protagonist standing on a tabletop gradually, like a dance demagogue, drives an all-male ensemble of followers into a frenzy of excitement. Dance Review: The Paris Opera Ballet at the David H. Koch Theater 2012-07-12T21:49:08Z The movie suggests that there’d be much less of an urge to find a superhero—or to magnify demagogues who pretend to be one—if politicians merely did their jobs competently and sensitively. “Batman v Superman” Is Democrats vs. Republicans 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z He understood that his fellow citizens were especially vulnerable to demagogues who appealed to narrow, selfish nationalism. Why American Pragmatists Saved Postwar Europe 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Whether we call him a Fascist or a right-wing demagogue, Trump’s acts and words remain the same. The Plot Against America: Donald Trump’s Rhetoric 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z He excoriates the supporters of Bernie Sanders, “the demagogue of the left,” as “playing into Trump’s hands” for daring to ask questions about the ideological implications of Clinton’s connections to the political and business elite. Andrew Sullivan is wrong again: His mainstream liberalism has become scarily anti-democratic 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z The reality was a bit more complicated, but the idea that the media can both empower and destroy demagogues — that it can, in effect, break its own spell — retains its seductive charm. What I Learned About Democracy From the Movies 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z It can be an emotional machine-gun for demagogues, obliterating rational argument. What Politicians Could Learn from Oprah Winfrey 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z "Obviously that doesn't include people like Trump and it doesn't include people who are demagogues or racists or prejudiced in any way." Brits still waiting for full Brexit comedy dividend 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The play grapples with such topical concerns as the fickleness of public sentiment, the rhetorical shenanigans of demagogues and the weaponizing of fake news, which Cassius deploys to convert Brutus to the conspirators’ side. Shakespeare and the politics of our age: Trump, 'Julius Caesar' and now 'Richard II' 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z They were shocked Republicans would nominate somebody they viewed as wildly unfit for the job but thrilled because surely the electorate would reject a crass demagogue and the party that enabled him. Adam Schiff: What He Saw at the Trump Revolution 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Led by the charismatic demagogue Freddie Fortune, it mixes "potty mouth" calls, outrageous prizes and body painting before descending headlong into a full-tilt rave. Clubs picks of the week 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z “The fundamental question in ‘Julius Caesar’ is what do you do to protect a democracy when a demagogue is threatening the thing that you love?” he said in an interview. Perspective | The president opens his mouth daily, and the American theater bites back 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Sullivan’s liberalism prevents him from directly endorsing Plato’s prescription for governance by “philosopher kings” as a means of preventing rule by tyrannous demagogues. Andrew Sullivan is wrong again: His mainstream liberalism has become scarily anti-democratic 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Moore skillfully turns him into a benevolent demagogue, with a special gift for delivering anti-freeway rants. 'Grassroots': Power to the people behind comedy set in Seattle 2012-06-21T20:22:04Z And who keep repeating certain stories, certain versions, or distortions, of a story so that people become fearful of the lie, instead of the demagogues spreading it.” ‘Every country has its fearmongers’ – Bryan Cranston on Trumbo and Hollywood’s blacklist 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z But writing a biography without considering the question of whether he prepared the ground for Germany’s worst 20th-century demagogue is taking professional self-denial a little too far. Prussian and powerful 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Historians and activists were already busy drawing parallels with fascist demagogues as they watched Marine le Pen gain surprising vote totals in the 2012 race for the French presidency. How Hitler Transformed a Democracy Into a Tyranny 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z In our current age, when demagogues and dictators once more stomp about the stage, Kissinger is “more than a figure out of history,” Gewen writes. How Do You Explain Henry Kissinger? 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z “And at present, it roars. It is a play that talks of power grabs and demagogues.” Kenneth Branagh to Direct Tom Hiddleston in ‘Hamlet’ 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Since the election, though, few, if any, blog posts or articles have appeared in the main conservative outlets straightforwardly arguing, conceding, or lamenting that the election of this unfit demagogue is a bad thing. Why Haven’t Conservative Thinkers Denounced Trump? 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The pair again waded into topical waters with this 1957 portrait of a demagogue television host. Movie Listings for April 15-21 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z It is up to all educated people to bring these facts up of what happens when you elect an ego maniac pathological liar demagogue like Trump. Ibsen Wrote ‘An Enemy of the People’ in 1882. Trump Has Made It Popular Again. 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z This is a phrase that demagogues throughout history, from the French Revolution to Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, have understood and used as an incitement to violence. Exclusive: Inside accused Annapolis shooter’s alt-right theology of mass murder 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z A Southern demagogue gets himself elected governor to battle the elites, but gradually surrenders his principles. Steve Inskeep Is Drawn to Books With Nuanced Female Characters 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z A gifted code-switcher, Derek had the ability—strangely not rare among racist demagogues—to understand and relate to people who weren’t like him. The Plight of the Political Convert 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z In case you wondered, by “demagogues” Fox was clearly thinking of one in particular: An endnote lists two scholarly studies of Donald Trump. Review | The greatest prison escape ever? ‘The Confidence Men’ tells a sensational true story. 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z He is known in Tangier as a great host and an even greater demagogue: “The government has destroyed everything!” he raved. T Magazine: The Last Casbah 2011-05-20T14:00:57Z The problem for would-be liberal demagogues is that privatization isn’t the scare word for most Americans that it once was. Republicans 'Ending Medicare' is PolitiFact's 2011 Lie of the Year 2011-12-20T16:00:46Z In protest of their party’s takeover at the tiny hands of a demagogue, Republican senators’ names are dropping like flies from the guest list. Don’t expect to be starstruck at the GOP convention: Donald Trump’s famous friends probably won’t be in Cleveland next week 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z From private equity predators to rightwing media barons, cynical demagogues and doublespeak lawyers, the 1% essentially elect our leaders and create our laws now. Breath of fresh heir: how Succession became the must-watch TV of the year 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z What ails it is a broken system that prioritizes appealing to the baser emotions of rabid right-wing devotees of demagogue as opposed to reporting facts. How Fox's dismayed "news" staff can learn from the Deadspin exodus 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Today, in the first-ever exploration of a demagogue's mission and the lives destroyed, his son writes a formal apology. The Hollywood Reporter's best of the week 2012-11-21T21:23:10Z Donald Trump has been produced by America, but I refuse to say, as some have, that he’s the demagogue that we deserve. The Plot Against America: Donald Trump’s Rhetoric 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Then as now, demagogues scream about the dangers of socialism while ignoring the damages of crushed lives and spirits. Review | ‘The Four Winds’ is Kristin Hannah’s next inevitable bestseller. Don’t forget the tissues. 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z It remains the most eloquent expression of precisely what demagogues such as Donald Trump don’t do. The age of rage: are we really living in angrier times? 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z Penguin also published Sinclair Lewis’s “It Can’t Happen Here,” about the rise of a demagogue, last Friday in Britain for the first time since 1935, “and we’re already on to our third printing.” George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Is Suddenly a Best-Seller 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z CASTLETON, Va. — The Senate is no longer a locus of oratory, and the House is a haven for demagogues. ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’: An affectionate comic opera look at the high court 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z We are all presumably happier to count those as "demagogues" or "rabble rousers". What makes a great speech? 2011-02-26T00:07:28Z “Throughout history, you’ve had demagogues trying to divert attention away from the real issues,” Sanders said. Bernie Sanders curses out Donald Trump demagoguery: “That kind of crap is not going to work in the United States of America” 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z A demagogue like Donald Trump will use it to his own hateful ends. Donald Trump should read Robert Frost's poem 'Mending Wall' 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Set during the election of a demagogue who battens on the fears of an underemployed populace threatened by thousands of foreign-born refugees, “A Man Lies Dreaming” feels disturbingly prescient. ‘A Man Lies Dreaming’: Imagining Hitler as a low-rent private detective 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z There are no candidates or campaigns in “Rabbit Redux,” no demagogues or ward bosses. Essay: John Updike’s ‘Rabbit Redux’ and White Working-Class Angst 2012-11-08T14:00:00Z But since the biggest new pop star in Britain was a bloke from Brixton pretending to be a gay demagogue from outer space, all bets were suddenly off. Alexis Petridis on glam rock 2012-06-17T19:00:04Z He is not an ideologue or a demagogue. Off! Sings of Unfairness and Treachery in Asbury Park 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z When I opened Robert Penn Warren’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “All the King’s Men” around Super Tuesday, I assumed it would offer a consoling picture of a demagogue’s demise but not much more. Stories of Then That Still Hold Up Now 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z And if their protest means letting a sub-Mussolini demagogue slip into power, so be it. Hear this, Sanders supporters — you don’t need to back Hillary: You have every right to say “Bernie or bust” 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z His mentality is precisely the same as the for-profit demagogues who bleat about the “War on Christmas” or the “War on Gun Rights.” Let’s have a war on football: Greed, brain damage, tax breaks to billionaires and the debate we need to have about the NFL 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z As bewildered scientists try to conquer a brand-new disease — a pandemic of sleepwalking — demagogues exploit people’s fears and prejudices. 50 notable works of fiction in 2019 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z “Exploitation by demagogues is depressing and unhelpful. In the end, you know where the disappointment will land.” Off-Key, but on Point 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z At one level, Trump’s support of right wing demagogues and dictators is often acknowledged to be indicative of his refusal to use the office the presidency to defend human rights. Are the politics of “incivility” paving the road to an American fascism? Part 2 of 2 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z History is replete with demagogues who have co-opted the trappings of faith to cast their amoral politics as the will of God. Three Books That Gaze Upward to Heaven and Inward to the Heart 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z As a committed uber-leftist demagogue who blames George W. Bush for most of the ills of the world, I did so here, too. Gene Weingarten: The shtruggle is real 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z If the left announces, "We don't want Lincoln," intentionally or not, they gift the author of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the president who saved the Union, to right wing demagogues. How Bruce Springsteen – and the left – can reclaim and cultivate a vocabulary of patriotism 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z The press can’t get Trump right because they have so little experience reporting on demagogues. All the times the pundits declared Donald Trump toast — and what they say now 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The rise of political actors and demagogues who promote white supremacy, misogyny and racism is, in part, an effort by the privileged to reject these truths. How Can I Cure My White Guilt? 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z In “Sabers and Utopias,” Vargas Llosa repeatedly returns to what he regards as Latin Americans’ chronic weakness for demagogues and phantom utopias. In Politics if Not Art, Realism Trumps Magic for Mario Vargas Llosa 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z For most people, fantasies and myths are more compelling and easier to comprehend, especially if they are conveyed by charismatic charlatans and demagogues using deceptive technologies. Review: Tony Oursler’s Grand Illusions, Science Left at the Door 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z McCarthy was peeved over Pearson’s columns attacking him as a bully and demagogue for his crusade to root out communist sympathizers in the federal government. Press advocates see Trump’s words behind physical attacks on journalists 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z By doing nothing – nothing except to dodge and demagogue the issue. Yes, Paul Ryan Spoke the Truth About Obama's Fiscal Record at the Republican Convention 2012-08-30T05:21:38Z Others place their trust in the bluster of conservative demagogues, or simply lose themselves in a fog of frantic material and athletic distraction. We all got addicted to Jon Stewart: How the “Daily Show’s” brilliance made us codependent with the crazies 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Related: Donald Trump and the Central Park Five: the racially charged rise of a demagogue The documentary delves into Robinson’s life before and during his boundary-breaking career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ken Burns zooms in on Jackie Robinson: baseball great and civil rights hero 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Democracy, it seemed, demanded its own brand of unifying kitsch, something as powerful and effective as the enticing, mass-media lies that demagogues in Germany, Italy and Spain were selling. Perspective | Mount Rushmore is colossal kitsch, perfect for a populist spectacle 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z In the weeks after Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States, we have seen a strengthening of reactionary politics, with demagogues and fascists feeling empowered by the decisions that have gone their way. How cinema failed diversity in 2016 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z This is why authoritarians and demagogues such as Donald Trump consider a free press to be their mortal enemy. When a cartoonist becomes a hero: Rob Rogers on losing his job for making fun of Donald Trump 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Based on his behavior, policies and other actions, it is abundantly clear that Trump is an authoritarian demagogue with fascist tendencies. Our tantrum president: Donald Trump needs to watch “Inside Out” ASAP 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Mounk doesn’t believe the resentment is necessarily baseless, even if he thinks the demagogues who seize on such anger offer scapegoats instead of solutions. In ‘The People vs. Democracy,’ Trump Is Just One Populist Among Many 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z We disregard history at our peril; demagogues such as President Trump and Vladimir Putin depend on that. Read Hillary Clinton's 'What Happened' in context and with an open mind. What she's written says something about America 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z “If he thinks that a race-baiting demagogue is O.K., that gives permission to millions of Americans to also think that,” she continued. Samantha Bee Condemns NBC and Jimmy Fallon’s Trump Interview 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z As I was telling this McCarthy story, about America’s archetypal demagogue, I kept my perspective by harking back to this archetype of mankind at its pinnacle and its best. ‘Demagogue’ Remembers a Vintage American Bully 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Reporters believe that if they lay out a demagogue’s contradictions, quote people who cringe at what he has said or compile lists of his despicable utterance, that the demagogue will sink under his own weight. All the times the pundits declared Donald Trump toast — and what they say now 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Besides having broad appeal across the political spectrum, Letterman was uniquely talented at making demagogues look like idiots. David Letterman would finish off Donald Trump: Yes, we miss Jon Stewart, but no one deflated demagogues like Dave 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z The chief justice, who considers the president a populist demagogue, fears further attacks on judicial independence. The Man Who Made the Supreme Court Supreme 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z All of these gloomy obsequies of repentance having been observed, Gingrich gave a stirring example of why he is hands-down the best extemporaneous demagogue in contemporary America. GOP insider: Religion destroyed my party 2012-08-05T16:00:00Z He is a race baiting, fear mongering, and very dangerous demagogue. Samantha Bee Condemns NBC and Jimmy Fallon’s Trump Interview 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z But some have qualms about Cox's nod because — spoiler alert — the fictional media demagogue, Logan Roy, was killed off in the third episode this past season. Why Brian Cox's "Succession" Emmys nomination is receiving backlash 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z “The tyranny of this dictatorship isn’t primarily the fault of Big Business, nor of the demagogues who do their dirty work,” he realizes. Reading the Classic Novel That Predicted Trump 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Someone is so overwhelmed by the news cycle that they can’t sleep through the nightmares of political demagogues and images of polar bears swimming through melting Arctic oceans. Complimenting strangers changed my life – you should give it a try 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z We agree, of course — just as we tend to buy into the flattery of demagogues — and so does anyone with an interest in disparaging high culture, especially in its more vulnerable 20th-century manifestations. The war on culture: How conservatives and progressives joined forces to crush art 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z The 1946 novel about a demagogue modeled on Huey Long was a nice enough copy, with a dust jacket that showed a respectable amount of age. 2009-12-03T23:00:00Z What's a demagogue's reaction to a rabid crowd at a rally? Style Invitational Week 1467: The Year in Redo, Part 1 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Tens of millions of Americans are disaffected, angry, and in response looking for answers from conspiracy theories, right-wing Christian extremism, demagogues, echo chambers, disinformation, false populism – and yes, violence. "This isn’t 2020": Experts "have serious doubts that the 2024 election will go democracy’s way" 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Jordan, the demagogue from Ohio, showed the way even in defeat. Who chose the new speaker: Republicans or Trump? | Francis Wilkinson 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z “Was the authoritarian element of the GOP a product of President Trump, or had it always been there, just waiting to be activated by a sufficiently shameless demagogue?” Mitt Romney made a stand against the radical new GOP. But was he also complicit? 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z That democracy can degenerate into tyranny through freely elected demagogues is an abiding paradox. Here's how we know the Republican Party has become an autocratic movement 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z In all, Trump's behavior was that of a cult leader and demagogue who is finally facing some type of serious accountability for his criminal behavior. MAGA remains unmoved: NeverTrump Republicans have no way to break Trump's spell 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The lies embraced by demagogues such as Trump do more than distort meaning, turn truth to ashes and spread misinformation. The real reason why Donald Trump wants Gen. Milley to be killed 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Donald Trump continues to prove that he is an unrepentant demagogue and a dictator in waiting. "On Disinformation" and why we can't "expect journalists to save us" 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z That opened the door for an authoritarian demagogue, who built his power not on policy ideas, but on a promise he would hurt all the folks that conservative white people don't like. Enough with the Mitt Romney adulation! 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Mainstream media has responded to these developments by doubling down on notions of objectivity and unbased reporting that aren't up to the task of dealing with a constantly lying demagogue. Time for Judge Chutkan to put a stop to Trump's antics 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z He is not just a populist demagogue but is a meme that resonates the politics of fear and vengeful emotions against institutions that have denied him legitimacy. Recovering from "Gonzo Governance" 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Donald Trump is more than a man or a leader, he is a symbol and example of a much larger history of fascist and authoritarian leaders and demagogues. Don't look away: It's a mistake to ignore Donald Trump's interview with Tucker Carlson 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Like other political strongmen and demagogues, Donald Trump is using his power and authority over his followers to extract more money from them. If Trump falls, will MAGA vanish? It won't be that easy 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z If we shun demagogues, maybe democracy and decency have a chance. Calendar Feedback: A grand 'Graffiti' recap and why 'Rich Men' resonates 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Who cares if some cynical demagogues part foolhardy bigots from their money? Vivek Ramaswamy's 15 minutes are here, showing yet again all the GOP base wants is trolling 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z But knowledge has become the true enemy of the people for a would-be demagogue clinging to Trump’s playbook. Commentary: GOP debate made it clear that cutting humanities from universities is a danger to humankind 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z It was no secret during the campaign that Donald Trump was a narcissist and a demagogue who used fear and dishonesty to appeal to the worst in American voters. Opinion: Lies, damn lies and social media — there's a reason this country is so deeply polarized. 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z The sleight of hand is that demagogues like Trump are taking freedom and liberty away. Mile Taylor on why his "Anonymous" plan failed against Donald Trump 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z In Salt Lake City on Friday, DeSantis doubled down on earlier arguments that the new curriculum was needed to prevent liberal indoctrination and accused Harris of attempting “to demagogue” and politicize history. Harris says Florida rules on Black history pushed by DeSantis are ‘propaganda’ 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z Right-wing demagogues like Trump, Danesi explains, are able to use metaphors and repeated codes and tropes as part of a larger rhetorical strategy that manipulates and triggers their targeted public on an almost subconscious level. How Trump's speech is warping MAGA minds 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Contrary to Trump's fantasies, he is more like the tyrant and demagogue King George III than America's Founding Fathers and other heroes. Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z “It makes it awful hard to demagogue something when it’s working.” Republicans’ Problem in Attacking Biden: They Helped Pass His Economic Bills 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Trump is the demagogue of the spectacle and he put on a show for the media to cover. "This was his campaign plan": Trump has flipped the stolen documents case into "a farce" 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Donald Trump, like other fascists, demagogues, and authoritarians despise such people because they view them as roadblocks in their plans for total and corrupt power. Jack Smith is no hero — and that should scare Donald Trump 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Trump and other right-wing demagogues and neofascists repeatedly use hatred, violence, and conspiracy theories as a feature of their communications style and other messaging. How Trump's speech is warping MAGA minds 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Whenever demagogues understand an opening that prioritizes cruelty and meaningless hope, they are quick to fill the voice. Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Waters said on Twitter the depiction of "an unhinged fascist demagogue" had been a feature of his shows since "The Wall." US calls Roger Waters performance in Berlin 'deeply offensive to Jewish people' 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z This is why Trump has always been a dangerous demagogue who uses language as a weapon to prevent himself from being held accountable. "This was his campaign plan": Trump has flipped the stolen documents case into "a farce" 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Though the media refuses to call him a demagogue, that is what he is, plain and simple. Psychiatrists warn Trump's psychosis will grow "as he becomes more desperate" 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Waters said the depiction of "an unhinged fascist demagogue" had been a feature of his shows since "The Wall". Waters says Nazi outfit at Berlin concert was anti-fascist 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z As psychologists and other experts have repeatedly warned, Donald Trump is a cult leader, a fascist charismatic personality and a demagogue. The women of MAGA remain a mystery 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Democrats have been scathing in their assessment, describing the governor with words usually reserved for foreign demagogues. Amassing Power, DeSantis Maximized Might of Governor’s Office 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The audience of Republican voters clearly attended the town hall hoping that Trump would do just that--that he would "own the libs" and "own CNN" and that he would act as a demagogue. How Trump's CNN town hall answers are a "prosecutor's dream" 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z If we give up on words, the demagogues win. If we give up on dialogue, demagogues win | Jean Guerrero 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Instead of an important one-on-one interview with a dangerous and malevolent demagogue, CNN presented another episode of Trump's ongoing reality show. What the media missed from Trump by falling for his CNN distraction 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Thaksin's detractors in the urban middle class viewed him as a corrupt demagogue who abused his position to build his own power base and further enrich his family. Old rivalries, new battle as Thailand goes to the polls 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Opponents, meanwhile, call him a corrupt demagogue stirring his followers into violence. Pakistan prime minister says those involved in violence of Khan detention will face terrorism trials 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Donald Trump is an unaccountable leader, a dangerous demagogue--and he shouldn't be given a platform to attack democracy. How Trump's CNN town hall answers are a "prosecutor's dream" 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Colt’s lawyers said in a court filing that Colt “is a good person who made a series of very bad choices based on misinformation and the emotional oratory of a demagogue.” Idaho man who dangled from Senate balcony during Capitol riot receives 15-month prison sentence 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Did the world get Donald Trump the fighter, wannabe warlord, and demagogue professional wrestling heel? What the media missed from Trump by falling for his CNN distraction 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Such is the allure and power of the strongman leader and demagogue fake right-wing populist. Trump's CNN town hall is rigged. So Why is no one protesting? 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Militarists, like demagogues, see other nations and cultures in their own image – threatening and aggressive. The intoxication of war 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z The symbolic unity provided by a monarch can limit the most problematic forms of populism and thwart efforts by demagogues to make themselves the embodiment of ‘the people.’ Opinion: King Charles has waited a very long time for this. But are you 'coronation-ready'? 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z At first, the pre-trial filings by Dominion Voting Systems in a separate defamation case against Fox appeared to reinforce this idea that Carlson isn't serious, but just play-acting the part of a fascist demagogue. It's not just an act with Tucker Carlson and Steven Crowder 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Trump's natural comedic timing is a trait he shares with other demagogues and fascists such as Mussolini. What the media missed from Trump by falling for his CNN distraction 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Fox will find the next demagogue and Tucker will undoubtedly double and triple down on what brought him to the dance. "The monster cannot be killed": What comes next for Tucker Carlson? 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z A demagogue of considerable intelligence and no scruples, he said of the nation’s binary choice: Opinion | Voters do not want a Biden-Trump rematch. A third option might appeal. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Carlson is a Fascist demagogue w/huge power over Americans & far-right partners in Brasilia, Budapest, Moscow. Tucker Carlson is gone — but don't celebrate 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z They allowed them to demagogue the issue as murder, genocide and even a holocaust apparently thinking that it was all just politics. The GOP is stuck with the political albatross of abortion around its neck and it's choking 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Trump, on the other hand, is a naked fascist, demagogue, and an enemy of the common good. The real message behind Trump's Easter threats of World War III 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z This is predictable in terms of how such demagogues and fascistic and fascist leaders respond to being held accountable under the law for their crimes. "The first of a series of indictments": One week after historic Trump indictment, experts reflect 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The threat came, he wrote, from men who “have begun their careers by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing demagogues and ending tyrants.” Opinion | By indicting Trump, Alvin Bragg restores our faith in the rule of law 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z A dangerous demagogue is an unaccountable leader, and Trump will do anything to avoid accountability. Indictment watch, Week 2: A panel of experts on what gruesome damage Trump will wreak next 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Like other demagogues and political cult leaders, the former president is a type of political monster and chimera. It's time to take Trump's threats of "retribution" seriously 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z “There is a lot of power in the presidency, which is dangerous in the hands of a self-interested demagogue,” said David Axelrod, a veteran Democratic strategist and former adviser to President Obama. Out of Power, Trump Still Exerts It 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z In his Feb. 25 annual letter to shareholders, Buffett defended buybacks, calling someone who views all repurchases as harmful "an economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue." Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway speeds up stock buybacks 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z “To many, it didn’t feel like it ‘worked,’ and that made it very easy to demagogue,” said Mr. Buck. Don’t Call It a Bailout: Washington Is Haunted by the 2008 Financial Crisis 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z He accused Republicans of dismissing those facts to demagogue against the liberal city. Poor messaging doomed D.C. crime-code rewrite, says council chairman 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z In his annual letter to shareholders, the billionaire C.E.O. of Berkshire Hathaway said to beware the buyback detractor — who is either an “economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue.” The Trillion Dollar Debate Over Share Buybacks 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z For example, in his book "On Tyranny", historian Timothy Snyder says the following about the rise of Nazism and the role of emotions, reason, and the charismatic personality of the demagogue: Media plays a dangerous game with Trump 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Two days after the election, Pfeiffer said that voices on the right were “reckless demagogues,” according to a text message. What Fox News hosts said privately vs. publicly about voter fraud 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z While Biden didn't call for an end to buybacks, Buffett said those who do are "either an economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue." Warren Buffett, in annual letter, stays upbeat and preaches patience 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z The title is a reference to the motto of Huey Long, the populist Louisiana demagogue from the 1930s. How Biden Thinks 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z It’s the way major legislation used to be passed before social media and cable “news” provided wide-ranging platforms for demagogues and nurtured the ideological extremes on both sides. Column: Column: Civil Feinstein delivered results but irked ideologues 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z He called Trump, who has announced his 2024 campaign for the presidency, “a demagogue bent on destroying our democracy.” California 2024 U.S. Senate contest kicks off at furious pace 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z In other words, complexity and opacity remain embedded in our political system because they reward demagogues. Opinion | Everything you believe about the debt ceiling is wrong. Here’s why. 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z “Because if our democracy isn’t delivering for Americans, they’ll look for alternatives, like a dangerous demagogue who promises that he alone can fix it.” Rep. Adam Schiff launches bid for U.S. Senate in California 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z It celebrates racial and religious tolerance, “makes government a productive force for good,” and ensures political differences spark “debate, but do not give rise to demagogues,” he said. Pledging to fight for ‘real freedom,’ Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro assumes office in Pennsylvania 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z And even if his hold over his supporters fades, some other demagogue could seize upon the latent mistrust in the political system that he stoked. Brazil delivers an urgent message: Global democracy crisis isn't going away 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z This decay will give rise to new, perhaps more competent, demagogues. America's theater of the absurd: Our politics has become an endless carnival 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z “If the most extreme Republicans continue to demagogue this issue, I’m left with only one choice: to act on my own.” Biden immigration plan would restrict illegal border crossings 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z For one thing, it benefits power-hungry demagogues who take advantage of it for their own ends. Will Seattle ever reclaim its status as a vibrant ‘superstar city’? 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z In this discourse, there is no self-determining collective subject in politics, only disembodied individuals held together by the allure of cults, demagogues and the strong odor of hate. Fascist politics, the return of antisemitism and the "disconnected present" 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z “Mexico and India are in the grip of authoritarian demagogues,” Diamond wrote. Column: Democracy around the world is looking a little healthier, at least next to the alternative 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z An immature culture is especially vulnerable to exploitation by right-wing fake populists and demagogues who care only about power and have no conception of the common good or responsible governance. Trump and his movement are symptoms of America's profound disorder — but not the cause 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Whatever the transgression, demagogues on both sides now love performative punishment of the private sector. Opinion | The real scandal tainting the commerce secretary: Doing her job 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z An event like that at a time like this could create a perfect hurricane of a threat to democracy, i.e., a convention cheered by a demagogue in a polarized nation inflamed by social media. Opinion | Trump will cannibalize the Constitution to feed his ego 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z He thanked the United States for turning away from “the demagogues.” As Macron Loses His Sheen at Home, Harmonious U.S. Visit Is ‘Regenerative’ 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Rather, it is exploited by demagogues to foster authoritarian movements that specifically target immigrants, minorities, metropolitan liberals and globalists, often assumed to be Jewish. Opinion | Are we really divided? 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z People are attracted to these strongman demagogue figures because they take advantage of people's grievances and fears. Former Obama lawyer Ian Bassin: The coming indictment of Donald Trump will break his power 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Trump literally attempted a violent coup and has clearly proven himself to be a fascist, a white supremacist and a corrupt demagogue. Wake up, MSM: Donald Trump's comeback is not funny 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Republican leaders need to explain to their voters that Trump is a demagogue who tried to undermine American democracy, which should make him an unacceptable nominee for Republicans. Opinion | Trump won’t magically disappear. Republicans will have to purge him. 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Huey Long, architect of a Louisiana police state, was America’s first dangerous demagogue of the era of mass communication, which dawned before television and social media: on radio. Opinion | Now the GOP can repent for the Trump era by denying him the nomination 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z One called a board member a “demagogue” who is “making a disgusting sham” of the democratic process. Fight over election tally threatens Arizona certification 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z But "bipartisanship" is exactly what we don't need, in the face of extremist Republican demagogues who are determined to keep dragging the goalposts — and the country — further rightward. Biden was a drag on the Democrats in the midterms: He'd be a disaster in 2024 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z It was impossible to predict that an American president could be a shameless demagogue, and entirely reasonable to assume he would "grow" into the job and "pivot" toward "presidential" behavior. Whatever the hell happens in this election, let's commit to facing the truth 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Risky, because Rhodes is every inch the stereotype of an eyepatch-wearing right wing demagogue. Oath Keepers' Jan. 6 trial: Why Stewart Rhodes is pushing an "I'm not racist!" defense 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z What’s normal in our past is the American vulnerability to mythical enemies, demagogues and ignoramuses. Review | How a forgotten American crisis led to democratic renewal 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z At the same time, they represent the only means available right now to halt the march of Republican demagogues into congressional control. Ralph Nader offers urgent appeal after years of opposition: Vote for Democrats 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The right wing saw Trump as a demagogue they could use to gain more power. CREW's Noah Bookbinder on the "very small step" from Trump's corruption to authoritarian rule 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z He offers them a tantalising hit of national-religious identity politics plus a possible part in power, while his many detractors fear the rise of a demagogue about to be handed a prized seat in government. Israel's far right advance in polls as election looms 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Lincoln’s time was one of passionate intensity, of loud voices and closed minds, of demagogues who exploited public opinion and conflict-averse officeholders who cowered in fear of it. Opinion | What Abraham Lincoln can teach politicians in a polarized time 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z To parties, it is often intended to enforce internal unity and cohesion, as well as what is known in European politics as the “cordon sanitaire,” or an informal ban on extremists and demagogues. How Political Primaries Drive Britain’s Dysfunction 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Once a demagogue's supporters have reached that conclusion, it is not difficult for the leader to manipulate the masses in the manner that Washington described. When does a political movement become a cult? 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z That's a crucial misunderstanding: Fascists and other demagogues view public office as a way of enriching themselves. CREW's Noah Bookbinder on the "very small step" from Trump's corruption to authoritarian rule 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z But she warned that ousting him using an untested and perhaps illegitimate mechanism could open the door for a more extreme — and durable — demagogue. Peru has had five presidents in seven years. Is Castillo next to go? 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z The demagogues are on the rise again, and it’s hard to know who can fight them off when we’re all the walking wounded. Review | ‘Amsterdam’: True-ish shaggy-dog tale from 1933 (with echoes of 2022) 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z He is a con man, performance artist and demagogue who understands the value of never publicly abandoning his narratives, no matter how absurd or blatantly false they are. Donald Trump's life of crime: Most books are clueless — these five explain him best 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z He’s a fighter, but not a ranting demagogue. Republican Dahle is likable, level-headed and highly respected. But he won't win California governor 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z For authoritarians and other demagogues, the ultimate purpose of government and of public office and power is to attack their enemies and help their friends. CREW's Noah Bookbinder on the "very small step" from Trump's corruption to authoritarian rule 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z What happens if next time there is a demagogue who is as immoral as Trump, but far more intelligent? Trump "will be convicted of multiple felonies": George Conway on the bumpy road ahead 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z “Overseas and European demagogues are not going to perish in a nuclear apocalypse,” he wrote. In Washington, Putin’s Nuclear Threats Stir Growing Alarm 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z He's a con man, performance artist and demagogue — who understands the value of never publicly abandoning his most absurd narratives. Donald Trump's life of crime: Most books are clueless — these five explain him best 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z “American and European demagogues aren’t going to die in a nuclear apocalypse, and so they will swallow the use of any weapons in the current conflict,” he said. EXPLAINER: How real are Putin’s nuclear threats in Ukraine? 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z “Overseas and European demagogues are not going to perish in a nuclear apocalypse,” he added. Staged referendums yield expected result as Russia readies annexations 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z But there have always been candidates, demagogues, pundits and preachers who seized on ideas like that. Why Trump went full QAnon: He's desperate — and "those are the only people he's got left" 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z “The Divider,” with its devastating portrait of a demagogue who still dominates his party, shows why. Review | A Trump portrait that raises questions about the media’s role in his rise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z If people ever stop believing the nation has a soul, that's the breeding ground for demagogues, autocrats. "You are going to hear our voices": Rev. William J. Barber on the midterms and the road ahead 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z McCallion says these attributes and behavior help to explain Trump's affinity for foreign demagogues and other corrupt elements, including Eastern European and Russian criminal organizations. Former federal prosecutor: A "day of reckoning" is coming for Trump — but he's not going to jail 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Like other demagogues and authoritarian leaders, Trump has a deep and almost erotic attraction to violence. Trump calls Biden "an enemy of the state." Media, as usual, looks the other way 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The demagogue, who is always an idiote, is not a freak or social mutation. Can we stop pretending that America is a functioning democracy? 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z In his final reporting appearance Friday morning, Harwood called Trump a “dishonest demagogue” when discussing President Biden’s address from Philadelphia the previous night. ‘Is there a purge?’: John Harwood’s CNN exit viewed as strategy shift 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The Republican party right now is led by a dishonest demagogue,” Harwood said, in part. John Harwood exits CNN amid changes at the news channel 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z “He is a populist demagogue. He plays on the sentiments of hate and fear of Arabs,” said Shuki Friedman, an expert on Israel’s far right at the Jewish People Policy Institute. Extremist lawmaker surges ahead of elections in Israel 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Like other demagogues and would-be tyrants, Trump has no use for anyone but himself. Trump's followers are delusional and dangerous — but don't call them hypocrites 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z “It’s not partisan to stand up to demagogues,” he said. Stelter says CNN must hold media accountable as show ends 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Gretchen Helmke, a political scientist at the University of Rochester, said Trump’s action mirrors what demagogues have done in other countries where democracy has collapsed. Trump supporters’ threats to judge spur democracy concerns 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z A Republican, Furin nonetheless called Trump “a demagogue” and the candidates vying for his support “puppets.” How WA’s ‘jungle’ primary may have saved Herrera Beutler 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Williams describes Grady as a post-Civil War “demagogue who championed Atlanta, but also championed a lot of the racial rhetoric that we still see echoing today.” Atlanta’s image challenged by facts of 1906 race massacre 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z It's all about grievance, anger and resentment served up with the juvenile derision and mockery that only a true demagogue can deliver. Mike Pence's devotion will be his downfall 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Bowers went on to unleash choice words for Mr. Trump, labeling the former president a “demagogue” who holds onto his sway within the GOP with “thuggery and intimidation.” In reversal, Arizona GOP House leader says he’ll ‘never’ vote for Trump again 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Asked about Walker’s broadsides, Warnock ignored specifics and bemoaned “demagogues trying to divide us.” Sen. Warnock cites ‘bipartisanship,’ avoids Biden in Georgia 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z The poor Ohio child, meanwhile, seemed to get lost in her own story after it became an overnight sensation, providing fodder for demagogues on both sides of the abortion issue. Opinion | The unbearable cruelty of no-exception abortion bans 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Mobs and demagogues will put us on a path to political tyranny, Lincoln said. Jan. 6 hearings: A national civics lesson on the dangers of fascism 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z In keeping with what authoritarians and demagogues do, it was political theater, a banana-republic moment. Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell: What we still don't know about Jan. 6 and Trump's "full-blown coup" 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Just look to the headlines, to environmental degradation and ecological collapse, to wars and genocide, and the wholesale shredding of democratic norms by reckless and corrupt demagogues and autocrats. Review | Robert Adams looked past despair and found the truth of America 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z At least Reagan wasn’t a narcissistic, irrational, deceitful demagogue, like some others I could mention. Column: Liz Cheney's principles were showing at the Reagan library. So were her politics. 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z It triggered the widespread despair and rage that pushed many of the betrayed into the arms of these con artists and demagogues. Christian fascism is right here, right now: After Roe, can we finally see it? 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z The rage of the betrayed is articulated by imbecilic demagogues vomited up from the social and political swamp. The Four Horsemen of the 21st century: War, capitalism, fascism and mass death 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z After it was over, he was a bumbling would-be demagogue whose running mate had terrified voters with the prospect of nuclear holocaust. George Wallace hoped to upend the 1968 election. Then Gen. Curtis LeMay dropped a bomb 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Democrats are grandstanding about “greed” and considering silly stuff such as export bans and price controls; meanwhile, Republicans demagogue about President Biden’s supposed “war on fossil fuels” and socialism. Opinion | Here’s what voters will get if they cast their ballots based on gas prices 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z French diplomats and some Haitians mocked the multibillion dollar figure as a misguided publicity stunt by a demagogue trying to maintain his grip on power. Demanding Reparations, and Ending Up in Exile 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z It also occurs on the left, but it is mostly reactionary demagogues who subvert democracy. Opinion | Democracy has an Achilles’ heel 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Disappointingly — albeit predictably — demagogues have been feasting on the fears of babies going hungry. Opinion | There’s a simple fix to the baby formula crisis 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The answer he gave me stood as a perfect encapsulation of what I had been telling him earlier, of the fervor the demagogue provides when he cannot provide a daily wage and a good job. Returning to Istanbul, a Place of Competing Identities 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z In practice, Trump is also a white supremacist, a fascist demagogue and a political cult leader. The fall of Roe v. Wade will only embolden the fascists: How will America respond? 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z It gives rise to demagogues, charlatans and con artists. Jesus, endless war and the irresistible rise of American fascism 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Very few people, even the demagogues, would say those policies reflected an open-border approach. Perspective | Calls to keep the border closed for ‘public health’ reasons are dishonest 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z When scapegoating demagogues stoke them during hard times, they make the classic promise: Break the democracy pact, and people like you can be great again. Review | What can stop a diverse democracy from tearing itself apart? 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z “Stand up to dictators and demagogues from the battlefields of Ukraine to the halls of our own Capitol. Defend democracy at home just as vigorously as we do abroad.” At Madeleine Albright’s Service, a Reminder of the Fight for Freedom 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z From the demagogue’s bigotry, to the candidate’s unkeepable promise, to the diplomat’s white lie, some form of mis- and disinformation has forever been enmeshed in political discourse and activity and always will be. Opinion | Truth and politics don’t necessarily go together. Good luck fixing that. 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Yes, politics is unfair: If present trends continue, the winner in November would be the Republicans, a party under the influence of a dishonest demagogue, with no positive agenda. Opinion | One week, three numbers tell the tale of Democratic political distress 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Democracy is in crisis around the world as fascists, demagogues and authoritarians maintain or expand their power and influence. Francis Fukuyama on Putin, Trump and why Ukraine is key to saving liberal democracy 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z “Khan proved to be a demagogue who did little to address serious issues,” Amir said. Pakistan’s ousted prime minister remains a potent force 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z His unsuccessful efforts bred fierce personal hatred, until Hamilton regarded Jefferson as an ambitious demagogue and Jefferson accused Hamilton of plotting to restore monarchy. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z He notes that "philosophers and political elites have debated the potential effects of mass political participation" for generations, concerned "about the unsophisticated masses coming under the sway of a demagogue." New research on Trump voters: They're not the sharpest tools in the box 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z It is not adequate simply to say that Donald Trump idolizes authoritarians, demagogues, political strongmen and tyrants. Don’t be fooled: The GOP love affair with Putin is worse than it looks 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z He saw Mr. Putin as a lone demagogue acting on his own, against the will of many of his own citizens. Russia’s Attack Rallies a Divided Nation: The United States 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z He saw Putin as a demagogue acting on his own, against the will of many Russian citizens. Russia’s attack rallies a divided nation: the United States 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Sent to join similar gentlemen at a distant congress, these men would be more qualified to recognize the general good and carry it out than narrow-minded demagogues. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z “Twenties” emerged as a frantic chronicle of greed and oppression, in the form of a “demagogue sect leader speaking down to his followers in utter contempt,” he says. How Ghost — 'an occult, pop, satanic sort of rock ’n' roll band' — conquered metal and the charts 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z The only true patriots will be generals, war profiteers, opportunists, courtiers in the media and demagogues braying for more and more blood. Endless war is back — as the merchants of death waltz us toward Armageddon 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Putin is an authoritarian and a demagogue, who rules largely uncontested in a nation with an increasingly thin veneer of fake democracy. Dr. Justin Frank: Trump sees Putin as a superhero, loves "the power of his paranoid thinking" 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Weapons-makers are drawing up plans to profit in the coming arms buildup, and ideologues and demagogues are dusting off familiar rhetoric. Opinion | We must end the war on Ukraine — and put an end to perpetual wars 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z One demagogue, our former president, through use of primitive mob psychology unleashed the irrational angers that have misled so many citizens and public servants such that we are now a sick and divided nation. Opinion | A World Moving Toward Autocracy 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Our once-sturdy consensus around liberal democracy — a basic commitment to free speech, civil debate, laws and values over demagogues, division and disinformation — is crumbling with alarming speed. Opinion | Putin thinks he can win a new Cold War. He may be right. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The center-right mayor of Cannes, meanwhile, said he would be a sponsor for Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the far left — with whom he said he vehemently disagrees — “so that demagogues don’t play victims.” With France’s presidential election six weeks away, some of Macron’s challengers struggle to get on the ballot 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Those people were primed by the time the demagogue came along. Joe Walsh on what the left doesn't get: TrumpWorld "would happily burn this country down" 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z And when anyone calls him on it, he stops being an aspiring demagogue with an audience of 11 million by defaulting into his craven “they’re just conversations/I’m just asking questions” mode. Perspective | Spotify, Joe Rogan and the sound of misinformation 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Realizing this and fearing ambitious demagogues, they built a democracy with checks and balances. Opinion | A World Moving Toward Autocracy 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z In the absence of a moral respect for truth, character matters for nothing and demagogues are granted every advantage. Opinion | The Jan. 6 committee is an organ of truth. Of course Trump Republicans are attacking it. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z I do believe Donald Trump is a dangerous demagogue who can’t be dealt with in a rational, civil way, as if he were Dwight Eisenhower. Column: Is civility really passe in American politics? 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z There's much more of a direct contact and an intimacy on the right, in how their demagogues and celebrities and talkers and politicians talk to the people. Joe Walsh on what the left doesn't get: TrumpWorld "would happily burn this country down" 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z That’s not a heroic view of how democracies are stabilized and demagogues finally retired. Opinion | At This Point, I’ll Bet on Susan Collins Over the Resistance 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Whatever policy decisions the country faces on inflation, or vaccination, or the defense of Ukraine, a significant portion of the American people support a demagogue who threatens the nation’s form of self-government. Opinion | Think Trump’s influence is slipping? Think again. 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Where are our musical bards at this critical time in history when the world is under assault by right-wing lunatics, dictators and a U.S. conservative party under the thumb of a very dangerous demagogue? Feedback: Joe Rogan, Spotify and misinformation vs. disinformation 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z He combines that with the phony outrage, the histrionic battling with the federal government, the fist shaking and tremulous defenses of the regular folks in the natural voice of a demagogue. What Ron DeSantis' COVID fight with the FDA is really all about: Donald Trump 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Senator Michael Gianaris, the Democrats’ deputy majority leader, said the mayor’s plan suggests that he has sided with forces seeking to “demagogue this issue rather than focus on real data.” Adams Unveils Ambitious Plan to Confront Rising Gun Violence 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Those shocks to the system have definitely made right-wing authoritarians, demagogues, fake populists and "friendly fascists" like Donald Trump seem more appealing to many disgruntled white voters. Who were the Jan. 6 attackers? Isolated white folks, searching for meaning — and enemies 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z And will the people remain loyal to democratic procedures against the appeal of political demagogues? Opinion | Jan. 6 wasn’t the end of a failed plot. It was a new salvo in an unfolding uprising. 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z As formidable as any aspiring demagogue, violent mob or extremist cluster may be, our ultimate opponent is the moment we now face. After the insurrection, I fought my urge to abandon this country 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z By tolerating the intolerant it ceded religious legitimacy to an array of con artists, charlatans and demagogues and their cultish supporters…. White supremacist Christmas: Those Boebert and Massie "gun photos" are a direct threat 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z But also because Congress should be overseen by an elected official, accountable to voters — not by an unelected, irresponsible demagogue with only his own interests at heart. Column: House Speaker Donald Trump — could there be a worse idea? 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Days later, during the impeachment trial, the United States had its cleanest, clearest opportunity to deliver itself from the influence of a demagogue. Opinion | What if the eventual Jan. 6 report is rigorous, compelling — and doesn’t really matter? 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Could a political demagogue even use the tech to loom large in public? Soon when you walk down the street, 3-D creatures could try to sell you something 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z What bothers me more is what it says about Louisiana politics, and today’s Republican Party, that Kennedy could expose himself as a xenophobic demagogue and pay no price for it. Opinion | Our Foghorn Leghorn Republican senator little resembles his former Democratic self, but in Louisiana we know the type 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Many citizens, weary of unrest and uncertainty, are eager to trust any demagogue promising a return to the “traditional values.” Op-Ed: Will voters choose to make Chile terrible again? 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Once the Republicans filled that role, they just needed a demagogue who was sufficiently unscrupulous to exploit that. The Revolution of 2020: How Trump's Big Lie reshaped history after 220 years 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Like any good demagogue, Hawley is taking legitimate issues — the struggles a certain set of men face — wrapping them in overheated rhetoric and firing them at his enemies. Opinion | Where are Hawley’s real ideas for fixing American manhood? 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Counties develop into fiefdoms, and run according to the whims of oligarchs and demagogues. I was one of the lawyers who helped win marriage equality. And yes, the GOP can take it away 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Our democracy, he suggested, would be immeasurably damaged and ultimately vulnerable to corporate-supported demagogues and oligarchs. Krysten Sinema is the epitome of political corruption 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z A public so intellectually hobbled can be easily compelled towards the simple solutions, promises and feelings of power offered by fascism, and by demagogues like our former president. Right-wing media and the pandemic: A toxic feedback loop that nurtured fascism 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z In the 1950s, when an Army lawyer felt compelled to stand up to the popular far-right demagogue Sen. Joe McCarthy, R-Wisc., he famously asked "Have you no sense of decency?" Democrats seize on historic hearing with Big Oil executives 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Five years ago, demagogues waging a culture war against metropolitan elites and minorities broke into mainstream politics in Britain and the United States. The left is losing the world’s culture wars 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Trump is the anti-immigrant demagogue who denies that climate change is real. To save their majority, Democrats must awaken the "sleeping giant": Poor people who don't vote 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z “The result is a profound sense of grievance and bitterness that populists and demagogues can easily exploit,” Kenyatta said. UN told failure to deal with diversity is root cause of wars 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z I never had to contend with how the rise of a demagogue followed by a global pandemic and subsequent explosion of conspiracies and digital misinformation narrated my work with children. Teaching students to think has become a risky proposition 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Propagandists and demagogues use such strategies almost instinctively. From QAnon to anti-vaccination, scholar Andy Norman says we face a scourge of "mind parasites" 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z “As long as you can keep a Democratic administration from making progress on immigration, you get to demagogue it. As long as you prevent them from fixing it, it’s a political tool.” Biden Pushes Deterrent Border Policy After Promising ‘Humane’ Approach 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Trump tried his hardest to remain in power anyway, fulfilling George Washington's prophecy that a demagogue would manipulate partisanship "to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty." Fascism makes a comeback — but nothing about its methods is especially new 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Whether Trump himself believes in the cause is irrelevant: He is an instinctive fascist and demagogue, with no discernible ideology. Rogue general vs. rogue president: GOP cultists willing to defend Trump destroying the world 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z At age 10, I would have greeted the demagogues as liberators — but as the Bible advises, I’ve put away childish things. Opinion | Maurice Hilleman was a vaccine miracle worker. Imagine what anti-vaxxers would have made of him. 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z In the 1870s, when an economic depression hit California, workers in San Francisco headed by an Irish demagogue attacked Chinese and other Asian immigrants living in the city. California is 'impatient with patience.' Newsom recall election tests state's frustration point 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z But now McCarthy is emerging as a demagogue in his own right. Opinion | Kevin McCarthy emerges as a demagogue in his own right 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Without the former, the McCarthyist lacks the fuel necessary to whip up the mob against supposed enemies; without the latter, the demagogue can't convince the mob that his individual desires are also their own. Joe McCarthy was never defeated — and Donald Trump now leads the movement he created 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z This was the era of the "Red Scare" and lying Republican demagogue Joe McCarthy, a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, who falsely smeared innocent liberals as being dangerous communists, destroying their careers and lives. Republicans claim to fear left-wing authoritarianism — but there's no such thing 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z If some official is willing to fall on their sword to protect public health, a nearby right-wing demagogue will gladly drive the blade deeper. Opinion | Where’s the nanny state when we need it? Require the vaccine! 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z In interviews, he called Mr. Trump “cultural heroin” and a demagogue leading “the white working class to a very dark place.” J.D. Vance Converted to Trumpism. Will Ohio Republicans Buy It? 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z During his speech in Phoenix, Trump played his familiar roles: bully, mob boss, preacher, public menace, demagogue in waiting and former president who expects to be returned to power by any means necessary. Donald Trump rallies the troops in Phoenix: Unfortunately, that's not a metaphor 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z People who are organized at this more primitive level, who are closer to their evolutionary roots, have a program that a demagogue can activate. Dr. John Gartner on America after Trump: "Dystopian science fiction ... is actually happening" 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z Voters faced with life-or-death questions have been reluctant to entrust their fate to demagogues more skilled at stoking resentments than solving problems. Opinion | Joe Biden and the social democratic moment 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z Yet for demagogues such as Berenson who seek power or profit — or both — everything is political. Opinion | Republicans refusing to get vaccinated are owning no one but themselves 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z While the balance sheet here favors the peacemakers — the Gandhis, Kings and Mandelas — the book includes, as it must, despots and demagogues. Review | An anthology of great speeches, from the inspirational to the ominous 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Even his teammates acknowledge that he is not exactly a rabble-rousing demagogue of a leader. Lionel Messi Tries to Slay His Ghosts 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Our politics rewards those who refrain from flip flopping by signing unequivocal pledges and voicing undying support for specific demagogues. Our lack of curiosity is a threat to democracy 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z There was no Big Lie about a legitimate election being stolen or a fascist demagogue who had spent years conditioning his supporters to believe that he could only lose an election through theft. "An act of war": How does the insurrection fit into the larger history of violence in Congress? 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z They might realize that tying their fate to a washed-up demagogue and the extremists he cultivates is not only an affront to decency. Opinion | The GOP superspreaders of Trump’s contagion 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z “And remember the need to protect it from the greedy delusions of craven demagogues who’d burn it all down if it meant more power or profit for them.” Rep. Peter Meijer: Those agitating for civil war can ‘go straight to hell’ 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z It’s not an aspiring demagogue or a corrupt political party. The Cause of America's Post-Truth Predicament 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z Latin America is inured to strongmen and demagogues, but Bukele appears to be something new, a caudillo for the digital age intent on spreading his brand of populist politics across the region. El Salvador's millennial president is a man with one vision: Power 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z “He walks in the footsteps of many demagogues in America’s historical past, whose trajectory into the center of power has been through racialized scapegoating,” Crenshaw said. Grievance, rebellion and burned bridges: Tracing Josh Hawley’s path to the insurrection 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z There’s much that’s unfair about the Trump analogy — Yang is no buffoonish demagogue — but there are also real parallels. Opinion | Wait, Could Andrew Yang Really Be New York’s Next Mayor? 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z He rewrote parts of his book to account for the ascent of Trump and other right-wing demagogues. A Pep Talk from Steven Pinker 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z It’s impossible to cover all the outrages by populist demagogues and assorted tyrants. Opinion | Which world leader has the worst pandemic record? The competition is fierce. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Fidelity to the ideals and shared interests of the free world in the face of dictators and demagogues. America needs a third party that espouses true liberalism 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z But demagogues are revered because, like all cult leaders, they flout conventions, are outrageous and crude, claim omnipotence and disdain traditional decorum. Bandaging the corpse: Biden's big bailout can't pull America out of its death spiral 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z His opponents dismiss him as a demagogue and agitator but he is popular with young people for his pan-African rhetoric and condemnation of France's continued economic role in Senegal. Senegal protests: Ousmane Sonko charged with rape 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z It fosters crisis cults, such as those built by the Christian fascists, and elevates demagogues such as Donald Trump. Welcome to the age of social murder: The elites will try to mollify us, but do nothing to stop it 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z This is what happens when a demagogue promulgates a "reality" that carries the weight of the presidency but is inherently toxic and pernicious. Donald Trump's "real" legacy to America: The weaponization of an alternate reality 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z So the big question now is: Will the mainstream media will once again allow right-wing demagogues to establish the framing for immigration coverage? Fox News is stoking anti-immigration hysteria again. Are we ready to defeat it this time? 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Even knowing this, most Republican senators, as long expected, voted to acquit Trump, a craven surrender to the political imperative not to cross the demagogue. Opinion | Trump left them to die. 43 Senate Republicans still licked his boots. 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z To appeal to anti-Negro sentiment in many sections, communities and among many groups is a "natural" for the would-be demagogue. Howard Thurman's "Fascist Masquerade": The Black thinker who saw this coming, 75 years ago 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z The GOP’s fall from grace began when it forgot its roots and accepted a demagogue as commander in chief. Opinion | Yes, the GOP is dead. Here’s how it can be reborn. 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z The dictionary defines “demagogue” as a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument. Opinion | Josh Hawley made his choice and cast his lot. He deserves his fall from grace. 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Racist notions about people of color, immigrants and politicians have been given mainstream media platforms, are represented in statues and symbols to slaveholders and segregationists, and helped demagogues win elections to high office. Analysis: A race war evident long before the Capitol siege 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Yet populist demagogues on the left and right alike can’t resist the narrative appeal of a righteous confrontation between banksters and the persecuted hordes. Opinion | GameStop is not a morality tale. People’s life savings are at stake. 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z In addition to being a boorish misogynist and racist, he has also shown himself to be a dangerous demagogue. Principle over power: Let’s form a new Republican party 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z Obama's so-called failure to unify the nation was followed by the election of the crude demagogue Donald Trump who ran on the most obnoxious, divisive agenda in modern memory. McConnell repeats the same obstructionist playbook from Obama era: Can Biden ignore the trolling? 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z A retired state employee in Arizona wrote that he voted for Biden, despite expecting to dislike his policies, because he considers President Trump a “neofascist demagogue.” Readers write to Joe Biden ahead of the inauguration 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Their contentions devolved into quack conceptions of racial inferiority peddled by Jewish neoconservatives, while Black demagogues trafficked in slanders about Jewish complicity in the slave trade. Can Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff reinvigorate the Black-Jewish alliance? 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z I think they were really worried about a demagogue like this. Trump has been impeached (again) with a week to go: What the hell happens now? 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Although the images were almost identical, their meaning was very different and must be understood in the context of the United States’ long history of populist demagogues testing its democracy. Opinion | Trump’s spell seems to have broken 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z What these demagogues do is that they take an integrated society and fracture it. Dr. John Gartner on Trump and terrorism: "If he can't be president, he will make his force felt" 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Because I refuse to allow my country to be ruled by a race baiting, neo-fascist demagogue. Readers write to Joe Biden ahead of the inauguration 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z These arrogant demagogues thought they were merely playing to the mob, as they’ve been doing for the past four years. Opinion | RIP, the GOP of ‘Personal Responsibility’ 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z “We saw bloodshed because the demagogue chose to spread falsehoods and sow distrust of his own fellow Americans.” Somber Senate unites to reject election challenges 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z If there ever is a time for Republicans to break free from this one-term, impeached demagogue, it’s now. Editorial Roundup: New York 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z These demagogues basically tap into the very primitive prehuman programming in the limbic part of the brain. Dr. John Gartner on Trump and terrorism: "If he can't be president, he will make his force felt" 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Therefore, the Republicans will continue to pay attention to what Trump says because he is such an effective demagogue. Biographer Michael D'Antonio on the most "subversive and traitorous federal official" in history 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z The editor of National Review described him as “an exceptionally talented demagogue.” How Richard Jewell’s Lawyer Became a Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theorist 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Mencken to lampoon preachers who dammed brooks by baptizing the faithful; and the lynch mobs and Klansmen and believers who followed such demagogues as Louisiana Gov. Huey Long and Sen. Joe McCarthy. Are the Trumpers headed for history's dumpster? Don't count on it 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Far more dangerous demagogues will arise from the imperial and neoliberal policies the Biden administration will embrace. We've lost control: The real lessons of the Trump regime and the pandemic 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z The demagogues tap into that anxiety and make it real. Dr. John Gartner on Trump and terrorism: "If he can't be president, he will make his force felt" 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z While Mr. Trump failed to fully exploit their weaknesses, a more devious and competent demagogue would be much more likely to succeed. Opinion | Accountability After Trump 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z They are less vulnerable to revolutionaries than they are to demagogues. Opinion | Trump and his party are threatening our constitutional order 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Specifically, modern fascists were entertainers with a distinct aesthetic, one that appeals to mass grievances by encouraging their supporters to feel like they are personally expressing themselves through their demagogue of choice. Trump the fascist artist: How the MAGA crowd is motivated by aesthetics, not ideas 2020-12-05T05:00:00Z This isn't the first time a demagogue and conspiracy-monger has captured the Republican Party. Suddenly Republicans want norms, ethics and "civility": Are they actually psychopaths? 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z What that narcissistic demagogue has already done, and what his vindictive nature is causing him to now do, foreshadows that dark days may lie ahead. Opinion | I am thankful that Trump will be out of office. But dark days still lie ahead. 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z But then there’s the more alarming version of the free-standing, celebrity president — a demagogue who preys on divisions, an aspiring autocrat whose self-gratification eclipses all public good. Opinion | What will history say about Trump? 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Andrew Johnson: The Founders feared the prospect of a demagogue in the White House and frowned upon the notion of a president making direct appeals to the unruly passions of the people. Trump dramatically changed the presidency. Here’s a list of the 20 most important norms he broke — and how Biden can restore them 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z It is one thing to vote for a demagogue. Opinion | The election is over, but there’s no end to Republican bad faith 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z The Republican establishment, which so eagerly enables dangerous demagogues, seems to emerge from these episodes without any sense of responsibility for what they've done, or even any memory of what happened. Suddenly Republicans want norms, ethics and "civility": Are they actually psychopaths? 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Whether the will of the people confirms that, I have a simple suggestion for the demagogue wannabe. Opinion | What the 2020 vote says about America 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z And if he leaves office far more competent and dangerous demagogues will rise, if the social conditions are not radically improved, to take his place. The politics of cultural despair: That's what's killing us, not Donald Trump 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z The founders of this country worried obsessively about the rise of a demagogue, and the power of foreign influence on our democracy. Opinion | America Shocked Itself and the World 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z It is another to support a demagogue as he tries to destroy the credibility of voting itself. Opinion | The election is over, but there’s no end to Republican bad faith 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Serbs, Bosnians, Croats and Albanians, incited by political opportunists and demagogues, fought wars against one another for a decade, drawing in the international community, until sovereign states emerged with new, widely accepted borders. Perspective | Americans hate each other. But we aren’t headed for civil war. 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z To critics, however, it is all not so much a vaudeville act as the last stand of a demagogue. 'He's a salesman': why rallies are Trump's last best hope of clinging to presidency 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Once people start being sacrificed for the cause, it takes little for demagogues to insist that self-preservation necessitates violence. The politics of cultural despair: That's what's killing us, not Donald Trump 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z “Evita” was intended as a critical autopsy of fame and demagogue politics. Donald Trump’s Strongman Act, and Its Limits 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z The man who famously called Europe's populist leaders "demagogues", and suggested Donald Trump would be a dangerous president, thinks the UN needs to reassert its moral authority. United Nations at 75 plagued by new crises and cash crunch 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Could he have this one last gasp of win, of an aging white America that wants this aging white demagogue to run America? Anthony Scaramucci is on a mission to stop Trump: "Something's wrong with him mentally" 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Rallies, on the other hand, are authoritarian political theater popularized by demagogues and dictators. Authoritarian white masculinity: Trump and Pence’s political debate strategy 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z By tolerating the intolerant, it ceded religious legitimacy to an array of con artists, charlatans and demagogues and their cultish supporters. The politics of cultural despair: That's what's killing us, not Donald Trump 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z They may hate you, the authoritarian fascist and demagogue, but they hate the whole political process too. Cornel West on Trump, the virus and the future: "Imagine a world that is worth fighting for" 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z He soon raised the stakes: “What I see is a demagogue, somebody that has solutions that will never work, that is playing on people’s prejudices and dark side of politics.” Lindsey Graham, reverse ferret: how John McCain's spaniel became Trump's poodle 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z This fact has been reflected in the policies of any number of tyrants and demagogues. Opinion | Don’t Give Up on America 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z One of the greatest worries of the founders, after all, was that a demagogue might emerge and destroy the system from within. How the Republican party threatens the US republic 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Those overwhelmed by despair seek magical salvation, whether in crisis cults, such as the Christian right, or demagogues such as Trump, or rage-filled militias that see violence as a cleansing agent. The politics of cultural despair: That's what's killing us, not Donald Trump 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z Such people will just latch onto another American fascist and demagogue, in whatever form he or she may take. Shunning masks is a central sacrament of the Trump cult: Reason can't compete with faith 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z “But it’s too easy for Democrats to demagogue Henry Hudson.” 'I live to put people in jail': the hardline judges Trump wants on prison sentencing panel 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z “I’m not a demagogue,” Guedes said in an online event hosted by the Brazilian Telecommunications Association. Brazil's Bolsonaro scraps new welfare plan, economy minister plays down rift 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z He is a living molotov cocktail, the most dangerous demagogue in our nation’s history. Opinion | The carnage this president has wreaked 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Once people start being sacrificed for the cause, it takes little for demagogues of the radical left and the radical right to insist that self-preservation necessitates violence and is a prerequisite for victory. American bloodlands: In a deeply polarized nation, mass violence is not far away 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z I was intrigued to discover that similar percentages of American voters stuck with both these demagogues no matter how bad their reputations became. Review | Joseph McCarthy: An American demagogue who foreshadowed Trump 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z I’m well aware this fact will be seized upon by demagogues, such as maybe the president, to blame liberals or protesters or whatever he thinks will goose his re-election chances. Seattle homicide spike should be a topic at City Hall 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z One requires a soft touch and a nose for politics; the other demands an overarching vision and a demagogue’s rhetoric. In Champions League, a Coach With the Right Résumé Can Still Get It Wrong 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Assessing the presidents who followed Jackson, Posner finds no demagogues until the arrival of our current chief executive. Review | The charismatic, amoral, institution-destroying firebrands of U.S. history 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z She lives in Europe, where Plato pioneered Western political philosophy, warning that demagogues could make democracy a springboard to tyranny. Opinion | Authoritarianism and the politics of emotion 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z She called him “a demagogue with no real solutions for anything at all.” These Conservatives Have a Laser Focus: ‘Owning the Libs’ 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z No demagogue was shamed, no president’s crimes exposed. Cyberbarons on the hot seat won’t solve the bigness problem 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z But there you are, silently supporting a demagogue who sits by while intelligence suggests Russia’s leader put bounties on the heads of young American troops. Opinion | You have echoed lies and defended demagoguery. It must sting to still be defending Trump. 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z In Posner’s telling, demagogues have always been “crude, vulgar, and violent,” gathering popular support “through dishonesty, emotional manipulation, and the exploitation of social divisions.” Review | The charismatic, amoral, institution-destroying firebrands of U.S. history 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z “Writers . . . pamphleteers, bloggers, spin doctors, producers of television programs, and creators of memes,” she writes, are crucial for demagogues to succeed because they “sell their image to the public.” Review | The everyday decisions that undermine democracy 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Mercieca concludes by calling Trump “a new kind of demagogue. He is a demagogue of the spectacle — part entertainer, part authoritarian.” Review | A deep dive into President Trump’s doublespeak and other rhetorical tricks 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z We will not allow federal agents to criminally attack citizens in our cities, acting under the illusory authority of a conceited demagogue who prioritizes his self-interest above the national interest. Opinion | Mr. President, stay out of our cities 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Sen. Joseph McCarthy, a demagogue with rabble-rousing strategies startlingly similar to those of our current president. Get lost in history with these 4 biographies of vastly different people, from Joseph McCarthy to Dorothy Day 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Since the nation’s founding, these bulwarks against the rise of a ruling demagogue have been dismantled, bit by bit, usually for very good reasons. Review | The charismatic, amoral, institution-destroying firebrands of U.S. history 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z In Eastern Europe, for example, she shows that intellectuals often teamed with demagogues in return for social status and material rewards. Review | The everyday decisions that undermine democracy 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Then there is the rise of demagogues who demonize a segment of the population and target them as the Other. Chris Hedges: America faces a historic choice — "ugly corporate tyranny" or revolution 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Harper's signatories, which included prominent liberals like feminist Gloria Steinem, contended that attempts at censorship embolden "right-wing demagogues" and squander efforts to achieve justice for minorities. Dozens of academics, journalists blast 'cancel culture' critics who signed Harper's open letter 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z As with other authoritarians and demagogues, Donald Trump's threats must be taken seriously. Mourning in America: But after the Trump era's darkness, a rebirth is still possible 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z This great shift in bargaining power from workers to corporate shareholders has created an increasingly angry working class vulnerable to demagogues peddling authoritarianism, racism, and xenophobia. Monopoly mayhem: corporations win, workers lose 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z A statue of former president Andrew Jackson, a demagogue who signed the Indian Removal Act, on horseback is currently fenced off in Lafayette Square outside the White House after failed attempts to yank it down. ‘Reject the lies of history’: Washington reckons with tributes to racist past 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z In your book you distinguish between two senses of the word "demagogue." The secret of his success: Donald Trump's six weird tricks for authoritarian rule 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Some demagogues are good, and some are dangerous. A field guide to Trump’s dangerous rhetoric 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Like all demagogues, he longs for the adulation of crowds and thus scheduled the Tulsa rally against the spirit of his own administration’s medical guidance. Opinion | Trump’s betrayal of American greatness 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Webb said Durbin is a “demagogue” and an “old politician” because he knows how to use the word “token.” David Webb sounds off on 'hypocrisy' of Dick Durbin using word 'token' to criticize Tim Scott 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z In fact, it provoked a backlash that empowered a racist demagogue and new policies meant to further embed structural barriers to full citizenship for black Americans. Opinion | I thought I understood issues of race. I was wrong. 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z You call the first a "heroic demagogue" and the second a "dangerous demagogue." The secret of his success: Donald Trump's six weird tricks for authoritarian rule 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z The fundamental difference between leaders who are good demagogues and leaders who are dangerous demagogues is found in the answer to this simple question: Are they accountable for their words and actions? A field guide to Trump’s dangerous rhetoric 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z When demagogues manage to get hold of our fear circuitry, we often regress to illogical, tribal and aggressive human animals, becoming weapons ourselves – weapons that politicians use for their own agenda. Trump, the politics of fear and racism: How our brains can be manipulated to tribalism 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Overall, there is a sense that something is deeply wrong in this country and this society, which elevated a racial authoritarian demagogue and avatar of corruption to the presidency. Novelist and screenwriter Aleksandar Hemon on the "magnitude of catastrophe" facing America 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z I've seen countries ripped apart by hate and misinformation and lies and political demagogues and racism. Peaceful protesters are driven off the street for Trump photo-op — and jaded journalists awaken 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z And you note that a dangerous demagogue can't be held accountable, in part because he uses weaponized rhetoric to gain compliance, rather than using rhetoric properly as a tool of persuasion. The secret of his success: Donald Trump's six weird tricks for authoritarian rule 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Donald Trump is a demagogue — he's a heroic demagogue to his followers, and he's a dangerous demagogue to everyone else. A field guide to Trump’s dangerous rhetoric 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z The charge of bias has always been a hoax perpetrated by demagogues who find profit in partisanship. The president and his allies are openly threatening violence. It’s time to remove them. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Collins: What faith has not been used by demagogues as a club over somebody’s head? One of the World's Most Powerful Scientists Believes in Miracles 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z The speeches he gives to friendly audiences of cops and religious institutions could have been written by any right-wing Republican demagogue running for office. Pair of toadies: As Barr tries to protect Trump, Graham may be shoving him off a cliff 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Lerner teaches us that demagogues like Trump are enabled by inequality and societal dysfunction. The secret of his success: Donald Trump's six weird tricks for authoritarian rule 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z He's a genius at using rhetoric like a dangerous demagogue does, to prevent the country from holding him accountable. A field guide to Trump’s dangerous rhetoric 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z In a battle of credibility, the duplicitous, conspiratorial demagogues are at a serious disadvantage. Opinion | Who needs science when we have Trump’s tremendous instincts? 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Bolsonaro is like a cartoon version of the U.S. president, who is already a cartoon version of a demagogue. Opinion | Trump isn’t the only populist leader losing the battle against the coronavirus 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Garfinkle worries that “cognitively sped-up and multitasking young brains may not acquire sufficient capacities for critical thinking, personal reflection, imagination, and empathy, and hence will become easy prey for charlatans and demagogues.” Opinion | What we lost when we stopped reading 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The bigger picture is we need to remake our political and economic culture to prevent demagogues like Trump from ever gaining power in the first place. The secret of his success: Donald Trump's six weird tricks for authoritarian rule 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Dangerous demagogues use ad hominem appeals to mock and delegitimize legitimate opposition. A field guide to Trump’s dangerous rhetoric 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Trump, a natural demagogue, will present himself as champion of the people's need to get back to work. Could this pandemic re-elect Trump? 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, April 5, 2020 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z A belief in their inherent intelligence and great skill in all things is a common trait among authoritarians and other demagogues such as Donald Trump. Our Dunning-Kruger president: Trump's arrogance and ignorance are killing people 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z With such tools, does a demagogue who loves strongmen the world over and who jokes about staying in power indefinitely even need censorship? When "fake news" was banned: an America Trump might have loved 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Dangerous demagogues use ad baculum to change the subject of debate and use force to silence legitimate opposition. A field guide to Trump’s dangerous rhetoric 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z He is a gift to a demagogue and con artist like Trump, who at least understands that these elites are detested. The one-choice election 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z But living with the wise uncertainty of scientists is preferable to the ranting certainty of demagogues. Opinion | Beware the Deadly Contagion Spread by Blowhards 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Many Democratic voters clearly prefer their traditional identity and are refusing to live inside a demagogue’s distorted dream. Opinion | The 2020 Democrats put 2016’s Republican candidates to shame 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Populist demagogues, in his view, are reactive rather than generative — a spark, not the fuel. Review | Blaming a new social hierarchy for the rise of populism 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Dangerous demagogues use reification to position opposition as less than human, thereby denying their standing to criticize or object. A field guide to Trump’s dangerous rhetoric 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z The suit also claims that the tweets used Martin's killing "as a pretext to demagogue and falsely brand Zimmerman as a white supremacist and racist to their millions of Twitter followers." George Zimmerman sues Warren and Buttigieg for $265 million over tweets honoring Trayvon Martin 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z “As it turns out, the rule of law is a fragile possibility that needs protection from partisans and demagogues,” he said. Merrick Garland passes gavel to Sri Srinivasan to lead influential appeals court 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Such an assumption is part of how authoritarians, fascists and other demagogues seize power over a society, and then expand it. King Donald: After acquittal, Trump moves to seize power — and alter reality 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Should the Constitution be amended to prevent a future authoritarian demagogue such as Trump from taking power? Impeachment, the Constitution and Donald Trump: Scholar William Howell on America after acquittal 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Democrats expressed concern an acquittal would encourage a president who already challenges political norms, painting him as a threat to U.S. democracy and a demagogue who has acted lawlessly. Trump to speak after his acquittal in U.S. Senate impeachment trial 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z By all measures, the president was a malicious demagogue with a “taste for public performance”, reviled for his “swaggering vanity”. Impeachment didn't remove Trump. But what if elections won't either? | Lawrence Douglas 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The longer we fail to name and confront our physical and moral decay, the more demagogues who peddle illusions and fantasies become empowered. America: The land of make-believe 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z “I’m a Democrat but I am so supportive of a Republican who is willing to step out of the gridlock and point out Trump is a demagogue.” 'My party is a cult': Republican Joe Walsh on his Iowa challenge to Trump 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z It is hardly the first time in history that a demagogue has used scapegoats to deflect public attention from the real causes of distress. Why Democrats share the blame for the rise of Donald Trump | Robert Reich 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z He lies constantly, stokes flames of racial division, tries to obstruct justice and represents much of what our Founders feared about a self-interested demagogue. Opinion | James Comey: Trump won’t be removed. But we’ll be fine. 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Another point in the article it read, "They called each other liars and demagogues and accused each other of being desperate and unfair." Press Watch: Dean Baquet interview makes clear New York Times still ruled by both-sides-ism 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z It has not spread democracy, and by orchestrating unprecedented levels of income inequality and political stagnation has vomited up demagogues and authoritarian regimes that falsely promise vengeance against ruling elites who betrayed the people. The disaster of utopian engineering 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Those ads tout his record on issues like health care and gun control and attack Trump, branding him a “dangerous demagogue” and calling for his removal from office. Bloomberg creates a parallel presidential race. Can he win? 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Populist demagogues can channel the legitimate grievances of many working-class voters, but they cannot create a stable, institutionalized alternative to overclass-dominated neoliberalism. The debunked 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z He claimed Schiff and his team have had to "cobble together" their case from little pieces before calling them "demagogues and propagandists." 'Case closed': Mark Levin shows how White House can rebut articles of impeachment in under 2 minutes 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z It is a bold maneuver by a skilled demagogue. Opinion | Trump pushes his party to normalize corruption 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z A manifesto as much as a history, the book shows how every large immigrant group since Franklin’s time—Irish, Chinese, Italian, Mexican, Middle Eastern—was “scripted” by populist demagogues as alien and threatening. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z It is a political dynamic that allows the demagogues to go out and spread and split the country in two. Press Watch: Why is the mainstream media so gentle with Joe Biden? 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z These voters are assumed to be gullible dimwits who are easily manipulated by foreign propaganda or domestic demagogues. The debunked 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Bloomberg delivered a speech at the Democratic national convention that summer saying he wasn’t there as “a member of any party” but to urge voters to help elect Hillary Clinton and defeat “a dangerous demagogue”. ‘Huge amount of ego’: how Bloomberg and Trump ended up fierce rivals 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z The unintended outcome of such language is that it also reinforces distrust of the elites and pushes too many people into the arms of demagogues such as Donald Trump. Democracy fatigue and how to fight it: Philosopher Henry Giroux on life in the age of Trump 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z It’s that schism, rather than the antics of the tycoon/reality TV star/demagogue who exploited it, that merits far more attention than it has received. Freedom without constraints: how the US squandered its cold war victory 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z By tolerating the intolerant it ceded religious legitimacy to an array of con artists, charlatans and demagogues and their cultish supporters. Onward, Christian fascists 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Being a demagogue is second nature to Trump — he will say anything, however contradictory and absurd, only to arouse his base. How to spell out Donald J. Trump? 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z They need to remove this demagogue from office. Fighting demagoguery requires courage 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z As an example, the most prominent opinion-makers took almost three years to finally describe Donald Trump as what he is — a fascist, a serial liar, a racist, a misogynist, corrupt, mentally unwell and a demagogue. Democracy fatigue and how to fight it: Philosopher Henry Giroux on life in the age of Trump 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The tragedy is that by backing these demagogues the public is complicit in its own enslavement. Hope lies in the streets 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z A movement ostensibly devoted to conserving the best of America is instead tearing down the rule of law and tearing the country apart in order to protect a crude and cruel demagogue. Opinion | ‘Downton Abbey’ reminds us what ‘conservatism’ really means 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The vaunted “will of the people” is meaningless if it is based on falsehoods peddled by demagogues. Another rightwing strongman has won – but there is hope for a different future | Priyamvada Gopal 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z They called each other liars and demagogues and accused each other of being desperate and unfair. The Breach Widens as Congress Nears a Partisan Impeachment 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z The mainstream media thought Trump was a harmless amusement, and not a demagogue, racial authoritarian or fascist in waiting. Eric Boehlert on how the "liberal" media put Trump in the White House 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump, a skilled demagogue, has taken full advantage of this. Opinion | Christian Doomsayers Have Lost It 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Johnson and Mr. Trump are both authoritarian demagogues who threatened the world’s longest lasting experiment in democratic republicanism. Opinion | Donald Trump, Meet Your Precursor 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z A skilled demagogue, Trump unerringly taps into their anxiety with his risible claims about a war on Christmas and now a war on Thanksgiving. Opinion | Trump’s claim of a ‘war on Thanksgiving’ is absurd — but also sinister 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z It’s a Faustian offer that has worked for populist demagogues before. Opinion | Why politicians don’t want you to feel grateful 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Today around the world, demagogues appeal to our worst instincts. Read Sacha Baron Cohen's scathing attack on Facebook in full: 'greatest propaganda machine in history' | Sacha Baron Cohen 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z I am deeply concerned that the impeachment process will end with Trump feeling vindicated and free to act even more like a demagogue and a tyrant. Psychologist John Gartner: "Deep inside, Donald Trump is a very empty and sad person" 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Detractors invoke labels like “narcissistic demagogue” and “fake prophet.” The Populist Pastor Leading a Conservative Revival in South Korea 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z “Please do not allow ideological demagogues to distort reality with their fantasy application of how they prefer the system to be,” he said on Twitter. Rand Paul’s call to ID whistleblower divides Republicans 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Donald Trump has exposed these assumptions as grossly naïve, paper-thin restraints on a person who has shown himself to be mentally unwell, as well as an authoritarian demagogue. Cornel West on hope and resistance in the age of Trump: We must "find joy in the struggle" 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Some voters, he said, would be turned off by Mr. Johnson, whom he called a “populist demagogue who is unable to tell the truth.” Britain to Hold Election in December, Opening New Phase in Brexit Odyssey 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z “There’s an occasional demagogue guy on either side, but, by and large, it’s been very civil,” he said. The Circus Comes to the House Impeachment Inquiry 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Rauch believes that, although political parties are instruments of partisan mobilization, it is their weakness that feeds today’s polarization by smoothing the way for demagogues. Opinion | America’s current political moment might be so bad that it becomes good 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z It leads to the election of outsider demagogues like Donald Trump. Are California transportation officials pulling a bait and switch on gas tax funds? 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z As with other authoritarians and demagogues, cruelty and the ever-present threat of violence is both how Trump enforces their will as well as being an end goal in themselves. Cornel West on hope and resistance in the age of Trump: We must "find joy in the struggle" 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Like many demagogues, Trump demonizes minorities and his political enemies to hide his devotion to the art of the shady deal. Opinion | Trump is the culmination of all that has gone wrong in our politics 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z In the struggle of the children of light against the children of darkness, who cares whether the leader of “our” side is a misogynist, a racist, a liar, a demagogue or a murderer? Opinion | The serious danger of politics as tribal conflict 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z The media not only treat Sanders as a humorless fringe demagogue, but they also understate his popularity. The pundit class continues to misunderstand Bernie Sanders – and it shows | Nathan Robinson 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Aping the tactics of demagogues everywhere, he’s adopting diversionary tactics and seeking to identify his own personal interests with those of the country at large. Trump’s Call for China to Investigate the Bidens Shows How Far He’ll Go to Save Himself 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z But despots, tyrants, authoritarians and demagogues such as Donald Trump are universally afraid of hope. Impeachment and emotional whiplash: Can Americans rise up in hope and courage? 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z American democracy is susceptible to frauds and demagogues. Why Do Hoax Videos Proliferate When Disaster Strikes? 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z It eventually empowered the demagogues who now rule us. The west’s custodians of democracy failed to notice it rotting away | Pankaj Mishra 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z “But it seems the governor has no interest in this and instead is simply becoming a populist demagogue who believes in nothing but solving violence through confrontation.” 'Caught defenseless in the crossfire': Rio families cope with deaths by police violence 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z |
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