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Modern Folk Beliefs VII: “Immigration built Britain”
The rise of the ill-fitting ‘nation of immigrants’ template for national identity
Jun 5
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Immigration and the dangers of sticking to outdated ideologies
As demonstrated by the fall of the Mamluks, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Moriori, among others
Apr 10
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Modern Folk Beliefs VI: Anti-Essentialism
The history and consequences of the denial of human nature and of cultural difference
Mar 17
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AI and the true nature of technological progress
LLMs are cotton spinning, not space travel, and the 20th-century idea of progress was an anomaly.
Feb 15
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Modern folk beliefs V: “Your ancestors had kids in their teens”
How marriage and family structure really differed across the world in history
Feb 11
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The rebirth of Anglo-America?
The true level of British ancestry in the US census compared with genetic studies. How the ‘nation of immigrants’ came to be, and the status of Anglo…
Dec 21, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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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