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…and it doesn’t matter. Thoughtful voices across the political spectrum and the world have rightfully been attacking Gingrich for calling the Palestinians an “invented people.” But let’s be clear on what Gingrich is wrong about. You don’t need Gingrich to tell you that the idea of a “Palestinian people” is relatively new. All you need [...]
Archive for the ‘Nationalism’ Category
October 14th, 2009
Category: Climate change, Energy and Environment, Middle East Politics, Moral philosophy, Nationalism, Politics and Leadership, Uncategorized
If you’re still collecting evidence that a society built on extractive wealth is liable to moral pathology, put this one in your dossier. The Saudis are demanding that if we use less of their climate-toxic export, we should pay them (and the other oil-exporting countries) for what we don’t buy. Let us pause in awe [...]
February 17th, 2008
Category: Nationalism, Religion and Politics
Kosovo’s independence, the fruit of Serb victimhood.
