British and Western politics is increasingly dominated by a rancorous battle between liberals and populists. Insurgents such as Nigel Farage or Donald Trump or Matteo Salvini excoriate the rootless “liberal elites” said to be in control of the government, the economy and media; yet they are just as elitist and disconnected from real communities as the old establishment, with wealthy backers and boisterous media support of their own.
25 July 2019, The Tablet
Why only a personalist politics can preserve democracy from a dangerous anti-humanism
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