‘Factfulness’ is the antidote to Trump and Johnson
The best way to fight populism is to turn down the drama and take a fresh look at reality
The mainstream media blames many factors for the rise of populism: social media; fake news; Russian trolls; Russian hacks; Cambridge Analytica; displacement of blue-collar workers by automation and by China; rising inequality, the Great Recession, austerity; the gullibility of poor people; and racism. But one of the chief culprits goes largely unexamined: itself.
Donald Trump promised to “drain the swamp”. Boris Johnson is reportedly planning an election campaign on the agenda of “the ...
