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Here’s How to Tell If You’re a Populist
Economists and politicians are defining a vague label in the confusing age of Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Marine Le Pen, and Nicolas Maduro.
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“Populist” is a funny word. It sounds like a compliment—someone who respects the will of the people!—but it’s used as a put-down. The label has been applied to characters as different as President Donald Trump, the late leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, and Bernie Sanders, the liberal U.S. senator from Vermont.
So are you a populist? And if you are one, is that a good thing or a bad thing?