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The Appeal of the Primal Leader: Human Evolution and Donald J. Trump
Aug 11, 2025
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This is a fascinating lens on Trumpā€™s rise to power.Ā In this academic article, Dan McAdams draws on evolutionary psychology to compare him to a chimpanzee alpha in the way that he commands attention through dominance rather than expertise.
The argument is that Trump isn't winning followers through...
