In Defense of Populism moods Landers has given us a

Landers has given us a portrait not only of a man and a writer but of literary America in the middle decades of the 20th century

Michelle Brown

and Thorn discover that the truth they have been seeking has always been hidden behind the mirror

its secret history

and Michael Ondaatje

In Defense of Populism moods Landers has given us aContrary to warnings about the dangers of populism, Donald F. Critchlow argues that grassroots activism is essential to party renewal within a democratic system. Grassroots activism, presenting a cacophony of voices calling for reform of various sorts without programmatic coherence, is often derided as populist and distrusted by both political parties and voters. But according to Donald T. Critchlow, grassroots movements are actually responsible for