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The Case for Nationalism

The Case for Nationalism
The American National Anthem is sung as the flag covers the field before the 84th MLB All-Star Game on July 16, 2013 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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The 1880s were a time of tremendous change in world politics. The American experiment in a self-governing nation with a republican form amazed Europe. Americans knew it too. It was during this time that the American civic “religion” took shape in books, fairs, music, holidays, museums, and popular stories about the founding. Confidence in this country’s future were never higher.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
Author
Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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