Trump Was a Symptom, Not the Disease – and It’s Become a Global Pandemic

This article by Jack A. Goldstone, professor of Public Policy at George Mason University, is an excellent look at the decline of democratic philosophy around the world. He takes on issues that liberals don't want to face, as in this excerpt:

A belief emerged that while historically disadvantaged minorities deserve government assistance to overcome economic hardship and lack of opportunity, those groups suffering from global competition or technological change needed to learn new skills, move to new areas or otherwise manage on their own. The result was a wave of deaths of despair and disabilities among older White males due to alcoholism and drug overdoses in former industrial, smaller metro, and rural communities.

When facing anger or criticism from conservative rural, business and religious groups, liberal elites would denigrate these groups as being culturally extreme, systematically racist, or simply irrational or ignorant. Instead, they should have admitted their mistakes and sought ways to give dignity and support to everyone in their societies.