Dear John, 

You hear about nationalism everywhere these days.

But what is it?

And is it even possible to achieve?

You’ll get answers in our latest podcast episode.

You’re in for a treat this episode: Samuel Goldman, author of the much-discussed new book After Nationalism, debates an all-star panel of conservatives about the future of nationalism.

Goldman makes a strangely optimistic argument that national unity can exist even when national cohesion isn’t possible.

But you’ll also want to hear the thoughtful counterarguments from the American Conservative’s Helen Andrews, the Conservative Partnership Institute’s Rachel Bovard, and Modern Age editor Daniel McCarthy.

In this episode you’ll learn:
 

• The five forces that have destroyed community institutions
   
• Why nationalism and patriotism aren’t the same thing
   
• How Congress caused America’s cohesion crisis
   
• Why you should be afraid when D.C. shuts down every Tuesday and Wednesday morning in the spring
   
• How national unity could be restored by changing the way we disagree, not merely by seeking agreement
   
• . . . and more!

Give it a listen.

We’ll have a new episode up on Sunday, August 15. So subscribe to Conservative Conversations with ISI now.