The Economist’s latest cover is striking–both visually and for the headline that accompanies the white, black and blue illustration of Donald Trump, France’s Marine Le Pen and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban. “Playing with fear,” it reads.
Inside, The Economist looks at the growing popularity of right-wing populists in Europe and the United States, putting Ted Cruz and Ben Carson in “less offensive, but only marginally less extreme” company with Trump.
And while it may seem that political history cycles through and then pulls back from its more extreme moments, The Economist sees this latest cycle as alarmingly unique, writing, “Support for the populist right in America and parts of Europe is unparalleled since the second world war.
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