Trump was, they concluded, sui generis, a peculiar mutation of the American political system generated by the unholy coupling of and the Tea Party revolt. But Trump is not, in fact, a sport of nature. He reflects trends taking place around the world.

The voters vowed to take their revenge at the polls. They’d missed out on the country’s vaunted prosperity. They were disgusted with the liberal direction of the previous administration. They were anti-abortion and pro-religion. They were suspicious of immigrants, haughty intellectuals, and intrusive international institutions. And they very much wanted to make their nation great again.

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