Nationalism
Viktor Orban’s Hungary Exemplifies the Perils of Nationalism
Viktor Orban. (Luka Dakskobler/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) Many MAGA Republicans view Viktor Orban's Hungary as a model for their own policies, and Vice President J.D. Vance has gone to Hungary to help the increasingly…
Where have the ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ Republicans gone?
Based on the troubling goings-on in Minneapolis, it's hard to describe former GOP Rep. Justin Amash's post on X as hyperbolic: "They're building a police state right before our eyes—which will ultimately…
Chief Justice Roberts on the Declaration of Independence
In his year-end report on the state of the federal judiciary, Chief Justice John Roberts makes some notable statements about the Declaration of Independence and its relevance to constitutional interpretation. The relevant…
When Washington crossed the Delaware on Christmas 1776, it wasn’t in the name of Christian nationalism
I grew up a few miles from where George Washington and his Continental Army crossed the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack on Hessian mercenary soldiers stationed in Trenton, N.J. Down on his luck, Washington launched…
Lessons of the Heritage Foundation’s Implosion
NA Over the last two days, there has been a massive wave of resignations and departures of scholars and staff from the Heritage Foundation, once one of the nation's most respected conservative think tanks. Those leaving…
My New UnPopulist Article on How Nationalism is Driving the Growth of anti-Semitism on the Right
NA Today, the UnPopulist published my article "Nationalism Is Driving the Neo Right's Virulent Antisemitic Turn." It builds on my earlier Volokh Conspiracy post on the same topic, and also on 2024 National…
Gordon Wood on America as a “Creedal Nation” Open to all Races and Ethnicities
Gordon Wood is probably the leading living historian of the American Founding, author of such seminal works as The Creation of the American Republic and The Radicalism of the American Revolution. In a recent speech at the…
The Heritage Foundation Scandal and the Growth of Anti-Semitism on the Right
Today, Princeton professor and prominent conservative political theorist Robert George resigned from the Heritage Foundation board in protest of Heritage President Kevin Robert's defense of anti-Semitic…
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