When Reagan and Thatcher came to power, authoritarian populism was a term academics used to describe their politics. Now it's a phenomenon, growing rapidly, cutting across old definitions of left and right, goes the argument. But it's not so simple and the phenomenon is not new. The term authoritarian populist is a construct that, if we are not careful, could blind us to the real roots of centrism's sudden crisis – and to the answers.

How do we fight the loudmouth politics of authoritarian populism? (21 November 2016)