The MAGA-Inspired Populist Surge That’s Changing Everything

Mallen Baker: Faultlines

In some places, such as Canada and maybe this weekend Australia, populist-right politicians, although they clearly show the signs of being influenced by Trump's MAGA movement, have been disavowing the link as their populations turn against it. In other places, more established figures on the populist and far-right, are less mired by the association, even as MAGA influencers, and often even the top politicians, endorse them and promote them on social media. If democracy is in decline in the US - how much of this new wave is going to be posing serious challenges to democracy in other countries? And since support for many of these parties is growing - how many could realistically take control of their countries? Let's discuss.