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The Changed Meaning of Nationalism

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The Changed Meaning of Nationalism
The cover of the book “The Virtue of Nationalism” by Yoram Hazony, published in 2018. Basic Books
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Few words in the English language have such migratory meanings as nationalism. It has changed again in our time. Today it suggests self-determination of peoples against a growing global hegemon in a range of areas from finance to agriculture to health to the uses of the military and surveillance.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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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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