ELIANE GLASER
The dislike of power-hungry, right-wing populists for what might be called liberal institutions is not surprising. Indeed, it has become wearyingly familiar. Dominic Cummings launched a “hard rain” on the civil service. Steve Bannon called for the “deconstruction of the administrative state.” Donald Trump vowed to “drain” the Washington “swamp.” Boris Johnson pitted “the people” against parliament, and then proceeded to prorogue it. “We don’t need a European Commission, we don’t need a European court. We don’t need these institutions,” Nigel Farage told the EU during his farewell speech; he’s now moved his sights onto “defunding” the BBC.