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Populism and Classical Liberalism - Lecture by Professor Dan Klein

Populism and Classical Liberalism - Lecture by Professor Dan Klein

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GMU econ prof Dan Klein says a populist strain is natural to
classical liberalism. He draws on ethics and libertarian class
analysis. He highlights Javier Milei. He discusses two types of
popuphobes, swampy globalists and certain misguided classical
liberals. He explains how “populism” is gas in the swampy
globalists’ gaslighting—and suggests that the misguided classical
liberals are playing into their hands. He relates populism to Max
Weber’s three sources of legitimacy for a political leader,
finding a correlation between populism and charisma. Classical
liberals should be wary of populism but accord it at least one
cheer, especially in these times of swampy globalism.