Category Archives: Nationalism

Whose Nationalism

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Luke Ford

From the New York Review of Books: French nationalism contained the seeds of something very different from English nationalism. Greenfeld places English and American nationalism on a spectrum that runs from individualist, voluntary civic nationalism at one end to “ethnonationalism” … Continue reading →

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THE IDEOLOGY IS NOT THE MOVEMENT

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Luke Ford

Scott Alexander writes: Once I tried “falling in with” a group, friendship became much easier and self-sustaining precisely because of all of the tribal development that happens when a group of similar people all know each other and have a … Continue reading →

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WSJ: ‘Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes’ Review: Competing Loyalties

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Luke Ford

From the Wall Street Journal: Today both nationalism and cosmopolitanism are testing the very definition of allegiance to one’s country…. Through most of history, and in many places today, group loyalty lacks this element of critique or dissent. What matters … Continue reading →

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Is nationalism a s*** magnet? (2-19-21)

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Luke Ford
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When Nationalism Attracts Bad People

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Luke Ford

Richard Spencer tweets yesterday: “For decades, the “Nationalist Right” has been a shit magnet—that is, an attraction for unhinged, mentally ill, and self-deductive people. I’m beginning to wonder if “nationalism” isn’t better understood as “magnetized to shit.” Whenever there’s a … Continue reading →

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