| Clown Car: NYT analyst says Trump's posturing is a ridiculous sideshow In a recent episode of The Bulwark podcast, the host and guest compare supporters of President Donald Trump and his administration's leadership to a 'cargo cult.' Historically, cargo cults were spiritual, political, and social movements that emerged among Indigenous Melanesian communities following contact with Western colonizers and Allied military forces in the 19th and 20th centuries. |