populus leaders who play on their fears, seize on scapegoats and promise to take decisive action. add to this the rising reality of tribal politics, the sense that each of us is on a team and our team is always in the right. tribalism is the enemy of institutions, norms and the rule of law. in a recent book milan vischnov shows that politicians charged with a crime are more likely to win elections in india. in tribal politics people actually celebrate leaders who break the law because they are supposedly doing so to help their tribe. political parties used to act as gate keepers and norm seters keeping out populists and demo goi demagogues. they can raise money outside the party using social media to exploit the very anger that