Patriotism and civic nationalism...
...are actually the same thing.
As I argue in this piece for US magazine Law & Liberty. And there’s nothing wrong with either.
There is, however, something seriously wrong with imperialism, even when relatively competently executed (as it was, historically, by both Romans and British).
I explain in the piece.
The inability to wrap one’s head around the distinction was something I worked out following this chat with GB News’s Dan Wootton.
Somewhat relatedly, I think (as things stand), my Ukraine commentary is coming to a natural end, mainly because I’ve said everything I want to say. Mind you, events, dear boy, events is still a thing, so…