Steve Bannon’s ‘Economic Nationalism’: Far From Original, But a Common Antecedent
In a number of media outlets across the world, the noises coming out of the ‘Conservative Political Action Conference’ today are receiving more attention than usual, and this is simply because of the rise of Donald Trump and, perhaps even more so, the rise of Steve Bannon. The former Breitbart Editor’s influence upon the new U.S. administration has garnered more column inches than almost anything else, particularly due to his supposed influence on Donald Trump’s so-called ‘ Muslim Ban ’, with Bannon making it onto the front of Time Magazine accompanied with the title ‘ the Great Manipulator ’. However, for this very short post, the focus will be on a statement made by Bannon during today’s proceedings in the CPAC, rather than the wider political issues stemming from the new administration – a meaningful analysis is far beyond the scope of this post. During the proceedings today, Bannon affirmed that the Trump Administration would deliver ‘ an economic nationalist agenda ’. Th...