Populism’s False Start

The Trump administration should become more responsive to voters’ concerns

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The early Trump administration has been many things, but “populist” hasn’t truly been one of them.

When you discount the tweets, the all-consuming media controversies, the drama over personnel, and the Russia investigation — granted, that’s a lot of discounting — it has been a fairly conventional Republican administration on policy.

Ramesh Ponnuru

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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