Donald Trump may be a distinctly American figure, but his politics are far from unique to the U.S. He is part of a wave of far-right populists around the world, especially in Europe, that has grown in power in the wake of the mass migration of refugees from the Middle East and Africa, and a number of deadly terror attacks.These demagogues are exploiting fears about immigration, stagnant economies and ineffective institutions to push isolationist, xenophobic and authoritarian policies. They often deviate from the mainstream conservative orthodoxy of promoting free markets and deregulation, instead embracing the welfare state and protectionism for …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
