Why ‘Nation’ Is the Word of the Year
Virulent nationalism proves the U.S. was founded on a myth
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4 min readDec 11, 2018
In one sense, nothing could have undermined the concept of the nation more than its appropriation by our president. By claiming “nationalism” as his guiding ideology, Donald Trump did far more than associate himself with white nationalists. As our conspicuous propagandist-in-chief, Trump’s championing of…
