Are We the Ones Who Lost This Election?

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i think libertarianism spoke to a lot ofpo s america had in 19 80 and 19 90. And i'm less worried about the the demise of purist liberitarianism. For me, it's more of a tendency than a, you know, kind of the adam smith man ife system with all the interlocking levers. Because of that, i've always known that i wasAmericania. I like singing the national anthem at sporting events. It's madness when people suggest the way to deal with the national anthem protests. In fact, i think America needs more empty displays of patrio, of patriotism. We need the things that we can all participate in.

After being stranded with a bunch of Brits for eight hours at a German airport in 2016, journalist Megan McArdle felt that Brexit was going to happen. The giveaway? Not the concerns over economics or politics. Rather, it was about something far more elemental: in whom they could place their trust. Join the journalist and Washington Post columnist for a discussion with EconTalk host Russ Roberts of the late British philosopher Roger Scruton's poetic exploration of home and nation, Where We Are: The State of Britain Now, and a discussion of why, when it comes to loyalties, it's our mates that matter.