“The People Must Be Extracted from Within the People”: Reflections on Populism[Note 1. This essay draws on my blog post “Getting a ...]

1 The only meaning I can see in the word " people " is " mixture " ; if you substitute for the word " people " the words " number " and " mixture " , you will gets some very odd terms… " the sovereign mixture " , " the will of the mixture " , etc. the IWM Lectures in Vienna in November 2013 for discussions that helped to clarify my understanding of populism. I am particularly indebted to Andrew Arato, Dick Howard, and Alexander de la Paz for constructive comments.