that even though they advocate economic policies that would not help people, indeed, policies that often hurt them, they demonstrate respect by identifying with them culturally, religiously, emotionally. so the great sin of the modern left is elitism. but there is also another sin that was highlighted in this election, racism. i know makes many uncomfortable but hear me out. donald trump won among whites without a college degree by a staggering 39 points, according to exit polls. but he won those with a college education by four points as well. he won working class whites but also middle-class whites. and here is the key point. trump is not unusual. right-wing populism is on the rise across a variety of western countries. it is rising in countries in northern europe where economic growth has been robust. it is rising in countries like germany where manufacturing jobs have stayed very strong. in france where the state provides many protections for