Right wing populism

I would say that its the combination of populism with nationalism that is on the rise, and Netanyahu certainly fits on the nationalist side.

In addition to those mentioned I’d also add Erdogan, Viktor Orban, and a near miss with Marine Le Pen.

To my mind, the characteristic most shared by populist platforms is that they offer simple direct “common sense” solutions to complex problems. If the problem is people coming into the country illegally then just build a wall. The problem of course is that common sense is often wrong because it doesn’t account for additional factors. Experts are experts for a reason.

Trumps policies always reminded me of the sort thing I would expect to hear from a guy jawing with his buddies in a bar. The sort of conversation that wonders if black boxes are indestructible why they don’t just make the planes out of the same stuff?