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In the early modern period, just before the rise of the modern nation-state, there were hundreds of political units in Europe. Now there are comparatively few. Some observers project that at some point in the future there will be just a handful of empires running the world, but others think the opposite might happen: that the nation-state as a concept will fall into disuse, and that city-states hold the future of politics. In this article Michael Shermer explores these themes.

Enraptured in the language of white Christian nationalists, Jill Woolbright has turned her campaign into a crusade. Academics can wait.

Leaving office in 2006. yet its more apparent now than ever just how little he has learned from his mistakes along the way. with us now is the man behind the movie, the documentary filmmaker errol morris and political analyst david corn of mother jones. errol, thank you for joining us. i found this long documentary mystifying, yet it is the donald rumsfeld i have always known, fey, whimsical face that i swear has the look of a car bomber because he has a smile about the most serious, horrible th...

50-year-long career since leaving office in 2006. yet its more apparent now than ever just how little he has learned from his mistakes along the way. with us now is the man behind the movie, the documentary filmmaker errol morris and political analyst david corn of mother jones. errol, thank you for joining us. i found this long documentary mystifying, yet it is the donald rumsfeld i have always known, fey, whimsical face that i swear has the look of a car bomber because he has a smile about the...