Trump and American Populism<\/strong> The article ended with<\/p>\n PLAYING WITH H FEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n Trump will struggle to win the White House. Despite the manifest weaknesses of Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee-including a lack of public trust and an awkward speaking style-her opponent has earned a reputation for vicious harangues against minority groups and individuals rather than states-manlike conduct or creative policies. For much of his campaign, his slogan might as well have been “Make America Hate Again.” Such negativity has seldom been a sound strategy for winning the presidency in a nation where most people pride themselves, perhaps naively, on their optimism and openness. And overt racial nationalism is no longer acceptable in national campaigns.<\/p>\n Yet it would be foolish to ignore the anxieties and anger of those who have flocked to Trump with a passion they have shown for no other presidential candidate in decades. According to a recent study by the political scientist Justin Gest, 65 percent of white Americans — about two-fifths of the population — would be open to voting for a party that stood for “stopping mass immigration, providing American jobs to American workers, preserving America’s Christian heritage, and stopping the threat of Islam.” These men and women believe that most politicians ignore or patronize them, and they feel abandoned by a mass culture that prizes the monied, the cosmopolitan, and the racially diverse. They represent roughly the same percentage of their country as do the French who currently back the National Front and only about ten percent less than the British who voted for a British exit from the EU.<\/p>\n But so long as neither of the two main U.S. parties addresses their concerns in a serious and empathetic way — by severely limiting undocumented immigration and providing secure employment at decent wages \u00a0–they will likely remain open to politicians who do make such an effort, however ill informed he or she might be. If he loses, Trump may never run for political office again. The tradition of populism he has exploited, however, will endure.<\/p>\n You can read the full piece here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0Despite the Sunday night debate, I had nice weekend. I face-timed with the grandchildren. I played tennis. And I got to enjoy the fall.<\/p>\n Here is the weekend in some of its glory, courtesy my iPhone 6 and my Canon G5X:<\/p>\n \u00a0 When Insults Had Class . .<\/strong><\/span> .<\/p>\n + A member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.”<\/p>\n “That depends, Sir,” said Disraeli, “whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.”<\/p>\n + “He had delusions of adequacy” -Walter Kerr<\/p>\n + “He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.” – Winston Churchill<\/p>\n + “Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.” -Moses Hadas<\/p>\n + “I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” -Mark Twain<\/p>\n
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\n<\/a>Harry Newton, who’ll be back with investment stuff tomorrow.<\/p>\n