Open access   Bruno Snell once likened the braying in Apuleius’ Golden Ass to the donkey noises of referendum politics.[1] Though risqué, Snell’s quip seems to have passed over the heads of his political masters. More recently, the rise of populism across Europe and North America has sparked historical comparison with the ancient world. This … Continue reading Demokratie und Populismus in der griechischen Antike und heute