Country Music's Populism Showing Out in "Try that in a Small Town"
There’s a feeling that the whole world has gone populist! Country singer Jason Aldean’s song, “Try that in a Small Town” suggests that populism invaded
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There’s a feeling that the whole world has gone populist! Country singer Jason Aldean’s song, “Try that in a Small Town” suggests that populism invaded
New York Times economics columnist Paul Krugman went on a tone-deaf rant against rural Americans who are fed up with Washington, D.C. elites making their lives miserable.
New York Times economics columnist Paul Krugman went on a tone-deaf rant against rural Americans who are fed up with Washington, D.C. elites making their lives miserable.
Rural resentment has become a central fact of American politics -- in particular, a pillar of support for the rise of right-wing extremism.
Rural voters blame the wrong people, but their troubles are real.