Why Donald Trump and Joe Rogan Are Not "Elites"

In the inauguration of Donald Trump there was a scene that summarizes what is happening in the United States. The already elected president promised that he would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico, going on to call himself Gulf of America. There was an image that stood out all the media: Hillary Clinton laughed, showing a certain superiority and a clear contempt for Donald Trump. This image summarizes what many of the enlightened elites of t…

Why Donald Trump and Joe Rogan Are Not "Elites"

Everyone talks about populism and elites, yet the way we use these terms has become somewhat strange. When we say “elites oppose Trump,” we don’t think there is anything off about this statement despite him being president and having established absolute dominance over one of our two major political parties. We usually refer to “populism” to indicate a movement that stands in opposition to elites, but that just brings us back to the question of …