This is typical leftist, Bolshevik Marxist analysis.
The populist movement under Trump has nothing to do with the so called ideology of Pat Buchanan. Pat was an outlier in his view, but he still was a country club Republican who did not truly understand the huge reservoir of political energy vested in Americas blue collar workers and their direct lift to the US economy.
The populist movement required an awakening of a whole section of our population that Biden could not understand or access because he was a country club elitist.He did not know the yeomanry of America. Donald Trump does, that's where he made his living. JD Vance understands it because he grew up in it.
Buchanan had a few passing aspects of his view that are similar to populism, such as putting America first in a way that would lead to isolationism. MAGA does not lead to isolationism, but to a renewed economic world of reciprocity, which decries isolationism.The Marxists like Lehman are quick to try and lead us astray to conclude that populism equates with isolationism on the international stage. That's just plain and purposefully deceptive.
Putin will come to the table.If he does not then his very life would likely be forfeit.Same with Xi. A new sheriff is coming to town and people like Lehman do not like that one bit.
Great points. You should post them on the Nation’s website too.