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Countries with higher inequality, more financial development, and higher current account deficits are more prone to populism.
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No, America is not more divided than ever before
The cultural gap in the US is largely stable—not widening.
How identity shapes voting behavior
People who consider their political party more central to their identity tend to vote along party lines more than those who see it as more peripheral.
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Increasing internet access can have the unintended effect of crowding out established news media and depressing voter turnout.
Explaining the Trump presidency using economics and cultural displacement
Two popular explanations for Trump's electoral victory could both be right.
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