Liberalism and intellectualism are under attack
The victories of the Leave campaign in the UK and Donald Trump in the US are two faces of one phenomenon that is rising all across “old” liberal democracies. Called “populism”, “alt-right” or “extreme right”, it is first and foremost illiberal, anti-globalisation and anti-intellectualist, and is fuelled by inexactitudes and outright lies coming from some non-mainstream media, and from abroad.