Fearful Elites Shield Globalization From Democracy

Fearful Elites Shield Globalization From Democracy
A special police officer is seen on the roof of the Congress hotel during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 24, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
Thomas McArdle
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Are ordinary people served or threatened by globalization? The term itself, of course, means different things depending on who is using it. But the form of globalization that has provoked populist-oriented passions in both hemispheres in recent years has at its heart the determination to suppress people’s exercise of the powers of representative government.

Thomas McArdle
Thomas McArdle
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Thomas McArdle was a White House speechwriter for President George W. Bush and writes for IssuesInsights.com
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