In Defense of Tribalism We hear it everywhere these days: "In-group solidarity is bad, all-embracing love is good." "Patriotism is dangerous, global oneness is the real deal." "Nationalism is evil, the unity of humanity is sacred." "Ethnopluralism is racist, multiculturalism is ethical." "Tribalism is the problem, universalism is the solution." But should we really oppose all in-group solidarity, patriotism, nationalism, ethnopluralism, and tribalism? Do we humans not … [Read more...]

The public feeds on mediocrity, but does not love what is mediocre. (Francesco Nitti) Argument for Democracy As a simple matter of justice, the purpose of government should be to make wise political decisions that promote the flourishing of its citizens. A government should thus be devoted to the public interest, not the personal interest of a sovereign class or ruler. Yet a ruling class or king might still be effective at promoting a people's flourishing, so why prefer democracy on … [Read more...]

This blog post was written for people who believe that ethnopluralism is nothing but a racist's rhetorical feint to sound more intellectual, less unethical. In truth, rather than being dog-whistling racists, ethnopluralists are proponents of international self-determination and global ethnical self-defense. Definitions ethnicity = a people's common ancestry, culture, language, society, homeland, and history racism = the normative statement that one ethnicity—typically one's own—is … [Read more...]

Guillaume Faye, a French political theorist, defines anti-racism metapolitically as the "doctrine [that] encourages discrimination in favour of aliens, the dissolution of European identity, the multi-racialisation of European society, and, at root, paradoxically, racism itself" (Why We Fight, p. 77). Mr. Faye's critique of anti-racists consists of five main points: Anti-racists are hypocritical. Combating racism and xenophobia is their pretense to replace European identity with economic, … [Read more...]