The history of the United States from late 2024 onwards has been characterized as the Nationalist Era,[1] Trump Era,[2][1] or New Conservative Era.[3]
American conservatism and nationalism has dominated the ongoing era.[4] A political realignment and dramatic changes in the party system occurred. Republicans increasingly gained a multiracial and working-class voter base, drawing significant support from voters who are Hispanic, Arabic, Native American, White, working-class, male, poor, and young adults, while the Democratic Party gained an increasing share of voters who are wealthy, college-educated, female, and Jewish.[5][6] Progressive identity politics grew increasingly unpopular and rejected among Americans.[7][8] Scholars disagree on whether it represents a continuation or radical break with historic American values, a continuation or repudiation of the country's traditional classical liberal values,[9] and whether democracy in the nation is expanding or backsliding.[10]
Politics
editAmerican conservatism and nationalism has dominated the politics of the ongoing era.[4] In American law, the interpretative framework of originalism, which interprets law in the light of how it would have been understood or was intended to be understood at the time it was written, became the dominant legal theory.[11]
According to economist and political writer Noah Smith, the United States broadly rejected left-wing conceptions of identity politics that had been embraced by many Democrats, which often drew from decolonial, feminist, critical race, queer, and other various academic critical theories to see the history of the United States in a predominantly negative light, alongside an emphasis on these identities being a main if not primary forces of history.[8]
According to The New York Times, there was a broad backlash against the transgender rights movement, particularly in the areas of sports, healthcare (especially for minors), and neopronouns.[7] Members of the Kamala Harris 2024 campaign privately noted that pro-Trump advertisement saying that "Kamala is for they/them. President Trump is for you” provided especially popular among voters.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Welcome to Trump's world". The Economist. November 6, 2024. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
Mr. Trump was too easily dismissed as an aberration in his first term. Not now. He has defined a new political era, for America and the world.
- ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (2024-11-07). "Why Democrats Are Losing the Culture War". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ "Trump's $368b commitment to Albanese, 'disgusting' twist after mystery balls shut beaches". Yahoo News. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ a b Epstein, Reid (November 7, 2024). "Devastated Democrats Play the Blame Game, and Stare at a Dark Future". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ History, Henry M. J. Tonks / Made by (2024-11-07). "The Democratic Party Realignment That Empowered Trump". TIME. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ "Trump coalition marks a transformed Republican Party". The Washington Post. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c "How Trump Won, and Harris Lost". The New York Times. November 7, 2024.
- ^ a b Smith, Noah (November 6, 2024). "Identity politics isn't working". Noahpinion. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ Koh, Natalie (November 7, 2024). "The new Trump era is not anti-liberal. It's a nationalist, populist liberalism". Pensions & Investments. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ McHugh, Calder (November 6, 2024). "The Next Four Years". Politico. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
The Trump movement, no matter how much this appalls opponents, is a powerful expression of democracy.
- ^ CBS Mornings (2024-11-06). Trump could keep the Supreme Court conservative for a generation, legal correspondent says #shorts. Retrieved 2024-11-07 – via YouTube.