President Donald Trump's right-wing populism thrives on contempt for intellectualism and expertise, rejection of a globalized economy and international institutions, and resentment of liberal elites. Anti-immigration hysteria has been key to Trump's appeal to white grievance, the all-purpose excuse for everything from income inequality to crime (still historically low, but facts schmacts) to wage stagnation. However, climate-change denial is creeping up there as an essential part of the know-nothing Republican Party.
"In the next few months, the White House will complete the rollback of the most significant federal effort to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, initiated during the Obama administration.