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.

Stolen from Law & Liberty - pic shows a Ukrainian serviceman at a fallen comrade’s funeral, Odesa

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…