History of populist rage in America
Populism is part of American political history. It has been and still is the dominant vocabulary of dissent. But the current resurrection of authoritarian politics in the US is different. While the two parties could absorb populist movements in the past, this time populism has absorbed the party. Presented at the American Academy in Berlin Original broadcast on April 1, 2025. Speaker Jefferson Cowie James G. Stahlman Professor in American History at Vanderbilt University American Academy in Berlin, Axel Springer Fellow — Class of Spring 2025
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Populism is part of American political history. It has been and still is the dominant vocabulary of dissent.
But the current resurrection of authoritarian politics in the US is different. While the two parties could absorb populist movements in the past, this time populism has absorbed the party.
Presented at the American Academy in Berlin
Original broadcast on April 1, 2025.
Speaker
Jefferson CowieJames G. Stahlman Professor in American History at Vanderbilt UniversityAmerican Academy in Berlin, Axel Springer Fellow — Class of Spring 2025