Article Review Of Michael Kazin's 'Trump And American Populism'

‘Trump and American Populism’ is an article written by Michael Kazin. Michael Kazin is a very respected historian of American Politics today. He has written and published his own book called ‘American Dreamers, How The Left Changed a Nation’(Kazin). The article in which he wrote was published in the magazine Foreign Affairs. I found this article at Books A Million when I was searching through the magazines. I decided to write on this article because the topic is an extremely common and important topic right now in our society due to the fact that as voting and the elections are current events in America right now, and as Trump is the republican candidate for the elections polls. The three topics that are being discussed throughout this …show more content…
Another example of Ethos seen in this article is when is relates Trump’s populist style to being similar to the Klu Klux Klan. The Klu Klux Klan appealed towards the people when they felt insecure and they felt that they were unsafe and they used the fear to manipulate the people into doing what they wanted to be done. Donald Trump is similar in the way that he uses the fears of common Americans to manipulate them and convince them that he is right and that the opposing party is wrong. Another way that Ethos can be seen is when it talks about how American Populists have always tended to focus more attention on the domestic policy, but that the foreign policy is also a target. The article talks about how Trump has condemned international alliances, such as NATO, and how populists have always fears about the influence of other countries upon our own country ("Trump And American …show more content…
In the article they make a statement that “Trump has tapped into a deep vein of distress and resentment among million of white working- and middle class Americans” ("Trump And American Populism") This statement from the article shows an appeal to emotions in how Trump has managed to relate to the average American 's emotions of fear and insecurity and has therefore earned their trust. Another way that this article shows the appeal to Pathos is when it talks about how Donald Trump has made statements stating that the United States should close our borders going into Mexico in order to protect our families from the illegal immigrants who have come into the United States and bring with them drugs, rape, and crime into our country ("Trump And American Populism"). This shows an appeal to emotions as Trump is making the citizens of the United States feel fear and anger towards those immigrants as those issues are large and real today and they have direct connections to the people living in the United States. The third way in which Pathos is seen in this article is when is tells how Trump has tried to address the United States in an empathetic way when he tried to relate to the people by talking about low employment rates and how they are caused by the open borders ("Trump And American Populism"). He tells the people that if he is voted in he would build a wall in order to