# How Liberal Elite Failure Fueled Far-Right Populism

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Podcast: [The Argument](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944)
Published: 2025-12-22T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.theargumentmag.com/s/the-argument-podcast
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Why is far-right populism on the rise? Political scientist Gabriele Gratton has a controversial theory: For decades, technocrats moved policy decisions — on austerity, climate, and more – away from the realm of mass politics and toward independent authorities, courts, and experts. The result? A populist backlash fueled by the desire to reassert control over policy. In Gratton's telling, the populist backlash isn't irrational; it's a democratic response to elite failure. But his prescription i...

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