The nation-state is the only credible framework for an open society
Democracy, and the values we often associate with it, do not arise in a vacuum. Nor can they be defended outside a political sphere that gives citizens something to lose. When this framework deteriorates, something that can happen faster than many would like to believe, democracy is hollowed out. According to Norwegian philosopher Kjell Madsen, the nati…
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