Herbert Croly, a founder of the New Republic and advocate of Teddy Roosevelt's new nationalism, was suspicious of Jeffersonian democracy and believed many people in the United States didn't understand the national purpose, so politics should be conducted by trained experts.

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Steven Hahn

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“Herbert Crowley... was very suspicious of what he called Jeffersonian democracy. He thought that many people in the United States didn't understand the national purpose and that therefore politics really should be conducted by those who were trained”

Source

The Very American Roots of Trumpism | The Ezra Klein Show— The Ezra Klein Show
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:26:44 AM

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