Yoram Hazony on the Virtue of Nationalism

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🗓️ 3 September 2018

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Yoram Hazony discusses his book, The Virtue of Nationalism, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hazony argues that nationalism, for all its flaws, is a better system than a global system of governance. He argues that while the competition between nationalist states can lead to violence, the opportunity for each nation to pursue its own policies creates the benefits that trial-and-error innovation create in the marketplace. He also points out the dangers of global government systems and argues that U.S. military dominance and various international institutions such as European Union and the International Criminal Court have been growing in power.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Econ Talk, part of the Library of Economics and Liberty.
0:08.0	I'm your host, Russ Roberts of Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
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0:33.8	Today is August 23rd, 2018, and before introducing today's guest, I want to mention that if all
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0:42.8	In the First Circle, will be next Monday, September 10th, my guest in that episode is Kevin
0:47.3	McKenna, Professor of Russian Language, Literature and Culture at the University of Vermont.
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0:57.2	life, the Soviet literary scene, and Sultianist's conflict with Soviet leaders from Stalin to
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