One of the most influential political books of the last decade. Right-wing populism, represented by US President Trump, is often distinguished from classical conservatism. This distinction is unfounded, as this book demonstrates. Everything that defines right-wing populism has been part of the fundamental ideas of conservatives since the French Revolution. European intellectuals laid the groundwork for the American right, within which the anti-intellectual Trump is firmly rooted. Through influential figures such as Edmund Burke, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Ayn Rand, Corey Robin uncovers the continuities in conservative thought and establishes many surprising connections. A smart, elegantly written, and provocative book.