The comparison is made between the pathologies of the late Soviet Union and the United States today, focusing on social issues rather than economic concerns. The discussion highlights similarities in leadership attributes between Biden and Trump and the leaders of the late Soviet Union.
With public calls to remove the sitting US President, a UK election set to unseat its government and the rightward swing in Europe, it’s all change on the Western front. Best-selling historian Sir Niall Ferguson joins UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers for a wide-lens tour of populism and its discontents.
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