Must-Read: As I say, repeatedly, calling it “populism” is not a good thing—it does not lead to clear thinking. Hitherto “populism” has meant one to two things: The rather sensible political program of first the American prairie populists of the late nineteenth century and their successors like Huey Long: attack monopolies—railroad monopolies, energy monopolies, streetcar … Continue reading Must-Read: Dani Rodrik: Economics of the populist backlash