Since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency eight months ago, several elections have reshaped the Western world — from Poland last month, where National-conservative Karol Nawrocki won an upset victory, to Germany and Canada, which beat back ascendant right-wing parties.

The popular media narrative framed these elections as more battles in the continued struggle between left and right, liberalism and conservatism, or in more partisan circles, “fascist authoritarianism” and “progressive globalism.”

However, the real story has been largely missed in the U.S., where most politics is viewed through the “Trump” lens. There’s a monumental demographic shift occurring that Western governments and national institutions are not prepared for — a sharp and potentially long-term shift to the right among the youngest voters.

Economic anxiety, fueled by resentment toward mass migration, is rising dramatically among younger voters, making governing without far-right parties nearly impossible, and in some cases, making the farthest-left European and Canadian parties irrelevant.

In five of the most important recent national elections – the U.S., Canada, Germany,........

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