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Martin Wolf and Anne Applebaum on democracy’s year of peril

FT News Briefing

CHAPTER

The Politics of Perceived Persecution and Neutrality

This chapter explores how perceptions of neutrality in politics can be seen as bias, especially among those influenced by figures like Donald Trump. It examines the emotional motivations behind political engagement, suggesting that feelings of exclusion and a desire for control often drive actions more than economic factors.

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