No chord in populism reverberates more strongly than the no… - Alexander Cockburn

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No chord in populism reverberates more strongly than the notion that the robust common sense of an unstained outsider is the best medicine for an ailing polity. Caligula doubtless got big cheers from the plebs when he installed his horse as proconsul.

Alexander Cockburn

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Alexander Claud Cockburn [pronounced koh-burn] (June 6, 1941 – July 21, 2012) was a Scottish-born political journalist who was raised in Ireland and has lived and worked in the United States since 1972. Together, with Jeffrey St. Clair, he edited the political newsletter CounterPunch. Cockburn also wrote for The Nation, The Los Angeles Times and The First Post.

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