Why Trump Reaches for Nativism to Fight a Virus—and How to Respond
Other democracies have managed to pull back from nativist political rhetoric. It’s past time for the United States to do the same.
- Rachel Kleinfeld,
- John Dickas
John Dickas is a visiting lecturer on international security at the Sciences Po research university in Paris.
Other democracies have managed to pull back from nativist political rhetoric. It’s past time for the United States to do the same.
Nativism is on the rise in the United States. It threatens to relegate some citizens to second-class status and degrades U.S. democracy. But the similar experiences of other established democracies show that much can be done to fight it.