Anyone who tells you we have to hate America to demonstrate that Black Lives Matter is betraying the cause they purport to believe in.
Link: Experience, The Oracle of Truth
Often, Americans speak of the US Constitution as if it is the fountain from which political truth originates. Even those who fight stridently for constitutional orthodoxy sometimes forget that the US Constitution and the rest of America’s founding documents were just as much a climax of political thought as they were a beginning.
The Question of Nationalism | Part 4 – Patriotism, Not Nationalism
Does the nationalism embraced by so many Republicans under Donald Trump’s sway look like the civic virtue of patriotism?
The Question of Nationalism | Part 3 – Patriotism and Nationalism
Rather than a form of nationalism, patriotism is its antithesis.
The Question of Nationalism | Part 2 – America’s Unique Nation
The United States is distinct because it is predicated upon ideals. Its history stands apart from the creation of other early-modern nations.
The Question of Nationalism | Part 1 – Dissecting Nationalism
Nationalism is a term that’s been made to carry too much weight. It is in desperate need of trimming so that the useful parts can find their place fitfully under the umbrella of other more suiting terms, and the damaging portions can be properly disposed of.
A Point on Patriotism
I have a few disagreements with Ephrom Josine’s articles on nationalism and globalism.