Those who cherish liberal democracy are appropriately preoccupied in this election season with the growth of an unbridled and negative form of populism. This peculiar iteration of citizen uprising targets electoral systems, judicial institutions, elected officials and the rule of law itself. Unlike past people-power revolutions, this one seems intent on tearing down institutions rather than making them more inclusive. Some on the right have sought to rationalize the populist wave as solely a reaction to economic factors. “Globalization,” it is said, has undermined the middle class and disaffected the masses. Some manifestations of globalization, such as disrupted global supply...