The flawed case for American nationalism - The Washington Post - 0 views
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“The Case for Nationalism” is not really a Trump book, Lowry writes, though it was, he admits, “occasioned by him.” Lowry says he became interested in the subject after the president’s inaugural address and now wishes to acknowledge the “power and legitimacy” of Trumpian nationalism
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his brief for nationalism can be vague, facile and inconsistent, built on a selective reading of argument and history.
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Nowhere are those shortcomings more evident than in his sanitized interpretation of the nationalism emanating from the White House.
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