Hamiltonian Nationalism: A Response to Samuel Gregg

July 16, 2020 | by Carson Holloway and Bradford P. Wilson

Samuel Gregg admonishes us that Hamilton was really “a different kind of nationalist from those that claim this mantle in our time.” While we yield to no one in our respect for Gregg, we think he has gone astray here: partly by overlooking some relevant aspects of Hamilton’s thought, and partly by mischaracterizing today’s American nationalism.