John O' Sullivan: what the populists need is strong intellectual advocacy

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John O'Sullivan Retweeted Yoram Hazony

That's correct and also applies to the rise of populism/nationalism in Europe. The centrist Left-Right coalition remains powerful and largely controls how the debate is presented in the media--i.e., populism versus democracy. What the populists need is strong intellectual advocacy.

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Yoram Hazony @yhazony

Conservative nationalism is still very far from filling the void. Right now it’s won some elections—and there’s reason for hope. But many, many powerful people see the national state as evil. Not to mention national and religious tradition. We have a lot of work to do. https://twitter.com/TheReal08114980/status/1059224812952977409 …

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