Graham Grant.·12 hours agoAnother flop is coming down the tracks thanks to the SNP’s reverse Midas touchTHERE can’t be many of us who are genuinely shocked that a newly nationalised public service has fallen victim to the SNP’s reverse Midas touch. Long-suffering commuters — and even occasional passengers on ScotRail — knew from the moment government ownership was announced that it would be a failure. They…Transport5 min read
Claire Udy·5 days agoThe Haunting of the Union JackAfter this week’s victory for Sinn Fein in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, a caucus of leftist memetists are rejoicing at the prophecy as told by Star Trek: The Next Generation. This news, whilst quietly celebrated by myself and others, naturally gives many Brits the willies. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has…Hauntology5 min read
Jim Mason·5 days agoHow Self-Aware can a Country be?Are large supra-organisms too diffuse for self-awareness? Like all long-lasting human supra-organisms, living nations have cultural ideas that, although they may be expressed in written documents, videos, and other semi-permanent records, reside ultimately in the brains of the human individuals who currently collectively embody the nation. There are usually differences…Self Awareness4 min read
Justin Reynolds·5 days agoA World After Liberalism: the Radical Right and the dream of traditionA new book by Yale scholar Matthew Rose is a rare detailed study of the intellectual roots of today’s conservative nationalist movements. — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has supercharged the already well established debate on whether the world is entering a new Cold War, the division drawn this time not between competing economic systems but liberalism and conservative authoritarian nationalism. Nationalisms of various kinds and degrees have come to power and in some…Review13 min read
Arnas MikinPerspectiverse·6 days agoNationalism isn’t a left-leaning ideology.Nationalism is a right-leaning ideology that advocates for one nation and one country. — While nationalism focuses on one nation and one country. Left-leaning ideologies focus on each individual equally. Leftists believe socialism can only be achieved if it’s applied globally. One of the socialist virtues is for everyone to be equal. This applies to a larger scale of people too. Families, communities, and…Politics1 min read
Charles M. Johnston, MD·6 days agoWhen Neither Globalization Nor Nationalism Work as AnswersWe increasingly hear the conclusion that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine means the end of the modern trend toward globalization. I certainly agree that his acts challenge it. But I also believe there have been reasons all along to regard the kind of globalization we have witnessed in recent decades as…Globalization4 min read
Dalham Learning·May 7Tagore on the true sense of “modernism” — 5 books by Tagore that are important to understand the modern worldBy Sayantani Chakrabarty It is a fact undeniable that even today, a majority of us have not been able to catch up with the philosophies of Tagore, which were light years ahead of his time. On the 161st birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, let us try to understand what the…Tagore6 min read
Sarah TowleinTHE FIRST SOLUTION·May 5From the War in Ukraine to the US-Mexico Border, Who Gets Welcomed? Who Gets to Move?And who gets pushed back to Mexico or Rwanda or Libya or left to die in the desert or at sea? — This episode of Witness Radio is a mind-blowing treat. Executive Producer Camilo Perez-Bustillo and I join Professors Nandita Sharma and Reece Jones to explore the question: From the war in Ukraine to the U.S.-Mexico border and beyond: Who gets welcomed? Who gets to move? We…Immigration3 min read
Andreas D.inBe Yourself·May 4Please stop patriotismA convenient tool to manipulate the masses — Love is ambivalent. It turns us into angels or abominations. Love is a powerful feeling. It can drive us to actions we never considered possible. It allows us to sacrifice ourselves to protect our children. …Patriotism4 min read
Zsolt Hermann·May 4Individualism, nationalism and global, mutual responsibilityQuestion from the Internet: “What is the significance of nationalism in the issue of freedom vs societal responsibility?” Nationalism, individual and group identity are part of our DNA. …Individualism2 min read
