In 2016, the German historian and political philosopher Jan-Werner Müller published “What Is Populism?,” a well-timed examination of rising political movements, from the United States to India. He ...

A new ritual has evolved in political analysis. A populist leader hits a rough patch. Liberal pundits conclude that populism ...

But as I understand American Populism, from its beginings to the present moment, it is an expression of hostility to state power and those who exercise it or seek to exercise it. It is no surprise ...

The rise of populism has received extensive academic and media attention. Research into the uses of "populism" in news media indicates that it predominantly has a disparaging connotation and is ...

It’s time to redefine what populism means in the context of a liberal democracy—that’s the view of Professor Seth Jaffe ’00, who teaches the history of political thought at LUISS Guido Carli ...

At an event in New Hampshire, former Vice President Mike Pence took aim at his former boss, calling for the Republican Party to abandon populism in favor of good, old-fashioned conservatism. At the ...

Perhaps we should start with a definition of populism. "While there's no consensus definition of populism, it seems to be an ideology that divides society into a fight between 'the people' and 'the ...

In “The Republican Time for Choosing” (op-ed, Sept. 7), Mike Pence presents a false choice for Republicans: conservatism or populism. I agree with Mr. Pence that man’s rights come from God, not the ...

In his address to the nation last Wednesday night, President Biden declared that America was at an “inflection point,” at which people would have “to choose between moving forward or backward, between ...

Immigration hard-liners with critical views of the economic system Note: For a new and fully revised version of Pew Research Center’s political typology (published June 2026), read “Beyond Red vs.