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Folk Beliefs of the Upper Normie III: “Europe was a Backwater Before Colonialism”
How a mistaken argument from the California School in the 'great divergence' debate became conventional wisdom
Aug 27
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Folk Beliefs of the Upper Normie II: “Nations are Modern Creations”
How the modernist approach to nationalism of Gellner, Hobsbawm etc. became conventional wisdom.
Apr 30
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How nations and peoples mattered during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain
The importance of ethnic identity in Gildas, Bede, and in legal codes.
Mar 29
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On the Folk Beliefs of the Upper Normie: “National identity is just about citizenship”
Where the illusory idea of purely civic nationalism came from, and how it became conventional wisdom.
Mar 23
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An alternative history of British immigration policy: 1964 - 2024
Douglas-Home killed in 1964, Butler as PM. Powell becomes home secretary and later PM. No Ted Heath, no EU. John Smith not Tony Blair as Labour leader.
Jul 1, 2024
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Narendra Modi and the BJP in India are the most successful right-wing movement of the 21st century
A 100 year old Hindu nationalist project is coming to fruition
May 19, 2024
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Dubai, the contingency of economic development, and the Great Man theory of history
Recently there have been various attempts by people in my intellectual sphere to rehabilitate the Great Man theory of history. The reasons behind this…
Mar 23, 2024
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The strange death of Cockney London
London’s white working class all but vanished, with little reporting or remark by press or politicians
Jan 16, 2024
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The transformation of Big Issue vendors in the 21st century
From British men to Roma women: how institutions respond to diversity
Dec 18, 2023
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Liberal patriots and most Christian Kings
One of the curious things about the national pride, such as it is, of modern British left liberals, is that it has little to do with Britain as a real…
Jul 18, 2022
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