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Essay trying to explain the rise of populism.
It's about an "appeal to common sense" instead of allowing for elitist analytical thinking and theorizing.
https://josephheath.substack.com/p/populism-fast-and-slow

Populism fast and slow
It is natural that a person who is both concerned by the rise of right-wing populism and possessed of a bookish disposition might turn to the academic political science literature in search of a better understanding of the phenomenon.

"..in the UK. Populist rhetoric has moved away from talking about immigrants in general and towards the demonisation of particular ethnic or religious groups, and away from a concern about current immigration numbers towards demands for deportation of legal migrants. Associating immigrants and asylum seekers with crime is part of that pattern."

mainly macro: Labour, a supply side explanation for the rise of populism, and the growing acceptability of xenophobic discourse…

Labour, a supply side explanation for the rise of populism, and the growing acceptability of xenophobic discourse in the UK
  I never cease to be amazed at how bad Labour politicians are at politics. It may seem arrogant for an economist to say that, but it’s not ...

'Catastrophic populism:' Critics push back against Zelensky's winter support package for Ukrainians: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/05/catastrophic-populism-critics-push-back.html

Misinformation and populism also appear to be finite fuels, like fossil gas. In a generally sluggish German heating market, gas boilers are now losing out to heat pumps.
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/energie/waermepumpen-heizung-energie-100.html

Günstigeres Heizen: Der stille Siegeszug der Wärmepumpe
Während der Ampel-Regierung galt die Wärmepumpe bei einigen als Symbol für ideologische Energiepolitik. Inzwischen werden in Deutschland erstmals mehr Wärmepumpen als Gasheizungen verkauft. Was ist passiert?

Früher hielt ich Alexander #Dobrindt einfach nur für unfähig, mittlerweile halte ich ihn für moralisch verdorben. Er stellt seine Interesse und seinen Populismus über Recht und Ordnung.
Er würde uns an die schlimmsten Diktaturen verkaufen, wenn er damit nur noch ein paar mehr Menschen einschüchtern und fertig machen kann.

We distinguish "personal unfairness",
-- the view that one’s own economic situation is unfair,
from "social unfairness",
-- the view that the economic situation of others in society is unfair.
Uncertainties associated with the transition to a globalized knowledge economy heighten people’s feelings of personal unfairness
Feelings of personal unfairness increase support for the "populist right"
and feelings about social unfairn…

Left-Wing Populism vs. Right-Wing Populism - What's the Difference? | This vs. That
What's the difference between Left-Wing Populism and Right-Wing Populism? Left-wing populism and right-wing populism are both political movements that aim to...

"Demokratische Kultur entsteht durch Übung. Jedes Gespräch, das von aufmerksamem Zuhören und aufrichtigem Sprechen geprägt ist, ist ein kleiner Schritt hin zu einer menschlicheren, inklusiveren und effektiveren Demokratie."
Josef Merk
#SprechenUndZuhören
#DemokratieStärken

Bridging Political Divides Through Democratic Dialogue: The »Speaking & Listening« Approach in Germany — Democracy & Belonging Forum
It is important to oppose authoritarian populism with fact-checking and critique, but we believe it is also crucial to pursue a positive, alternative vision. For us, this vision is an embodiment of democratic values, best expressed by the narrative: “Even when I strongly disagree with your opinion,

"L'Amérique de Trump n'est pas un allié, mais un adversaire des libertés et des valeurs fondamentales de l'Europe. Son objectif est de remplacer notre système démocratique par le populisme illibéral désormais ancré aux États-Unis."
https://www.

Antarctica is een lege, witte woestijn, vrij van populisme. Maar hoe lang nog? | de Volkskrant
https://archive.ph/bxDzF

The Dutch choose optimism over anti-immigrant populism
https://economist.com/europe/2025/10/30/the-dutch-choose-optimism-over-anti-immigrant-populism
from The Economist