https://freerepublic.com/tag/populisism/ en-us Thu, 7 May 2026 01:52:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4378039/posts There are still some Trump supporters out there who continue to bill the Trump administration as some kind of great victory for the forces of populism against the “deep state.” A year into the second Trump administration, it is clear this is not a serious position. The populism of the Trump campaign has clearly failed and what we ended up with instead is a continuation and strengthening of the status quo. Over the next three years of this second Trump term, the welfare-warfare state will only get larger...Consequently, the only hope in providing any truly limiting factors on state power... Mises Institute https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4378039/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2026 01:52:59 GMT