So Brexit was not a historical accident after all. The Trump victory seals it. A complacent, mainly urban liberal class, has been undone by a revolt. Nationalists are in charge of Washington and London now. These “strongmen” and “strongwomen” will control borders, restrict the movement of labour and subject cross-border M&A to ever tighter public scrutiny tests. Security will come first. The twin freedoms of capital and labour movement are fading, secular relics from a passing liberal age.
到头来,英国退欧被证明不是一个历史意外。特朗普在美国大选中获胜提供了确凿证据。自满的、主要居住在城市的自由派阶层被一场暴动搞得措手不及。民族主义者如今控制着华盛顿和伦敦。这些“强人”和“女强人”将控制边境、限制劳工流动、让跨国收购接受更严苛的公共审查测试。安全将被列在第一位。资本流动自由和劳动力流动自由,成了正在落幕的自由派时代渐渐淡出的残留物。