The False Promise of Intellectual Nationalism

The most sophisticated forms of nationalism exist only in the abstract. The actual, on-the-ground versions are far less defensible.

Tucker Carlson (L) and Pat Buchanan (R). (Tom Williams/Roll Call/Getty)

The first annual National Conservatism Conference took place in Washington, D.C. in July of last year. It featured talks by nationalist intellectuals like Yoram Hazony…