Source: EconLog
by Scott Sumner
“It seems to me that there are two types of American nationalism. One type might be called ‘nostalgic nationalism.’ A yearning to recreate the America of the 1950s. Another type might be called ‘future-oriented nationalism,’ and focuses on winning the race to control AI and thus dominate the world. …
Nostalgic nationalism is the real thing, but it’s full of internal contradictions. Its proponents wish to go back to the 1950s, but they also want to confront the threat of a rising China.” (06/23/24)
https://www.econlib.org/the-internal-contradictions-of-nationalism/