Source: The Daily Beast
by Tim Brinkhof
“Far-right leaders across the modern world — Viktor Orbán, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Rodrigo Duterte to name just a few examples — have often presided over periods of social unrest and economic decline. In theory, the uncertainty that characterizes their rule constitutes a failure of governance. In practice, however, it often serves as a useful political strategy, solidifying support through both the metaphorical and literal creation of crisis. The current state of the United States under Donald Trump is no exception.” (05/18/25)