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18 Feb 2025 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In his text about Europe, America, and freedom (Europa bygger vidare – med eller utan USA), neo-liberal opinion-maker Mattias Svensson analyzes U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference criticizing its populist rh...
17 Feb 2025 1 minute read 6 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In Trump’s Mass Firing of Inspectors General Bulldozed the Way for Elon Musk’s Unaccountable Shadow Government, Paul Matzko (The UnPopulist, Feb 2025) examines how Trump’s dismissal of 17 inspectors general (IGs) weakened federal oversig...
14 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In Elon Musk Has Appointed Himself, Dictator of America, Andy Craig (The UnPopulist, Feb 4, 2025) argues that Elon Musk has seized de facto control over critical U.S. government functions under Donald Trump's administration without holding any...
13 Feb 2025 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In We Interviewed Hundreds of Israelis and Gazans – Here’s Why We Fear for the Ceasefire, Nils Mallock and Jeremy Ginges (The Conversation, February 12, 2025) analyze public attitudes in Israel and Gaza, highlighting profound psychological barr...
9 Feb 2025 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In Once and Future Liberal Institutionalism, published in Liberal Currents, Rob Tracinski explores the growing anti-institutional sentiment in American politics, particularly within the conservative movement. He argues that while the left histo...
8 Feb 2025 1 minute read 1 comment Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In his article "Populist Disinformation Did Not Spare Even Covid Vaccines," published in The UnPopulist, Robert Tracinski examines how populist disinformation fueled Covid-19 vaccine skepticism despite overwhelming scientific evidence of their...
7 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In his article "Can Trump Hold the Tech Right and Populist Right Together?", published in Discourse Magazine, Adam Thierer examines the growing tension between Silicon Valley's tech libertarians and MAGA populists under Trump's 2025 administrat...
6 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In his article "Trump Wants Greenland – But Here's What the People of Greenland Want," published in The Conversation, Gustav Agneman refutes Donald Trump's misrepresentation of Greenlandic public opinion. Trump claimed that two-thirds of Green...
4 Feb 2025 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In his article "Anti-Democratic Forces Can Be Fueled by Trade Wars" published in Dagens Arena, Johan Norberg warns that U.S. protectionist policies and trade wars can strengthen nationalism and populism. He draws historical parallels to the 193...
4 Feb 2025 1 minute read 3 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In her article "Trump's 'Invasion' Theatrics: Act 1", published in The Border Chronicle, Melissa del Bosque examines Donald Trump's use of executive orders and military operations to create the illusion of an immigration crisis at the U.S.-M...
