David Brooks: The urban backlash against the populist backlash

Have you noticed that the world is on fire?Crowds are chanting “Death to Khamenei” in Iran while the regime kills them en masse and shuts down the internet. Throngs are marching to preserve democratic rights in Hong Kong; Warsaw, Poland; Budapest, Hungary; Istanbul; and Moscow. The masses are angry in Pakistan, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia and toppling leaders in Lebanon and Bolivia.This is the most widespread surge in global civic unrest since 1989. It’s a story 10 times bigger