P.J. O'Rourke on how the rise of Trump and global populism may prove as important as the fall of the Berlin Wall

Mike Nudleman/ Business Insider P.J. O’Rourke is worried. Having spent a career lobbing verbal bombs at political elites, the veteran satirist believes the wave of populism sweeping the world could turn out to be as important as the fall of the Soviet Union in shaping the future. O’Rourke sees a common thread of populism across Islamic extremism, Donald Trump’s rise in American politics, Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, Vladimir Putin’s reign in Russia, and even what the...