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Category Archives: Nationalism
The Long Neutralization
The smoke had barely cleared over Europe in 1945 when the decision was made. The political — with its raw friend-enemy lines, its coarse loyalties, its willingness to name an adversary and fight for a particular way of life — … Continue reading
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Zionism For Everyone
Alana Newhouse says Zionism is for everyone. That’s a stretch. The first problem with her essay is conceptual inflation. Once you say Milei is doing Zionism for Argentines, Modi for Indians, Lee Kuan Yew for Singaporeans, the word stops doing … Continue reading
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Good & Bad Nationalism
People evolved to be tribal, and nationalism is just an extension of that basic instinct. Hating that hard-wiring is like hating parents who prefer their own kids to children they’ve never met on the other side of the world. When … Continue reading
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When I hear the word “unhelpful”, I reach for my keyboard.
“Unhelpful” is the condescending word elites use for populist nationalism. “Unhelpful” functions as a polite way to dismiss ideas without engaging with their substance. When elites use it, they shift the focus from the validity of a concern to its … Continue reading
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How Did Racism Become A Thing?
Prior to the 1920s, nobody talked about racism. How did racism become a moral category when it wasn’t used in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and the pre-20th century philosophers and ethicists? Who invented the great evil of “racism” and how did … Continue reading
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The Concept Of The Political
In his foreword to the 2007 edition of Carl Schmitt’s 1932 book The Concept of the Political, philosopher Tracy B. Strong writes: “Schmitt claimed that liberalism’s reliance on procedure led to a depoliticization and dehumanization of the world.” If you … Continue reading
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Religion As Ethnic Marker
Simon Kuper writes in the FT: “As people embrace tech-tinged or personalised religions (or none at all), old communal religions don’t disappear. Rather, they are being repurposed from faiths into markers of ethnic identity. This is a global trend. Roy … Continue reading
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What Is Post-Liberalism? Why Is This Topic So Hot Now?
LF: Here’s what I mean by post-liberalism: A recognition of the fictional nature of the buffered identity, and of liberalism with its focus on the individual and its rights, which constrains democracy, creates pluralism, which allows for elite rule, as … Continue reading
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The Civil Vs MAGA
To what extent can the elite liberal critique of MAGA be reduced to the concerns of the civil to the unruly passions of the nationalist? ChatGPT says: 1. Civil order (elite liberal perspective). Elite liberal critique tends to focus on … Continue reading
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Our Deepest Loyalties Are Not Rational
BQS wrote to Steve Sailer on X: “I love you, Steve, but your Dodgers enthusiasm is weird. They have a zillion dollar payroll and have destroyed my interest in the game. I hope they go 162-0 and win the Series … Continue reading
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