A Cult of Personality
Populism sounds good on paper. But in practice? Not so much.
Populism is having a moment. And according to former Republican Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, “We have populism untethered to principle, kind of a cult of personality populism… and that is not coherent.”
What is Paul Ryan referring to specifically when he talks about populism?
In some ways, populism is like communism. It’s an idea that might sound goo…