So You've Got a Demagogue

On the Media | Dec 11, 2015

Donald Trump has defied expectations, infuriated the political establishment, and inspired both awe and horror in the populace. He breaks all the rules. Yet history has always accounted for characters like him: that is, the demagogue. Brooke speaks with author and theorist Michael Signer about what makes a true demagogue and what history teaches us about dealing with them.

Music:

"Slim Jenkin's Place" by Booker T & the M.G.'s

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