nationalism

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“Such dislike, however, cannot justify using regulatory processes to restrict those views. The government does not get to decide ‘what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion.’”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

As the argument went, Hindu nationalism was an ideology largely confined to the Hindi-speaking belt of North India, and a handful of industrializing Western states such as Gujarat and Maharashtra.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Parts of the materials complex “are benefiting from rising capex and supply constraints tied to the energy transition and resource nationalism, which are pushing up prices for base and industrial metals,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

In 1989-90, he criticised the rapid absorption of East Germany into the West, fearing a revival of nationalism and expressing support for a more gradual process.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Fascism, which we associate so strongly with the Nazi Party, is a form of government rooted in nationalism, in which democracy gives way to a dictator.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein