Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't.

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Right now, we have no possibility of politics because we have a one-party state.

Right now, we have no possibility of politics because we have a one-party state.

Sure, I've often been misrepresented - anyone frequently quoted has this experience.

Sure, I've often been misrepresented - anyone frequently quoted has this experience.

The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to...

The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to...

I don't for the life of me understand how anybody could contemplate the results of...

I don't for the life of me understand how anybody could contemplate the results of...

Navigation is power of a limited sort - it enables us to manage the immensity...

Navigation is power of a limited sort - it enables us to manage the immensity...

Collectively, we are in thrall to media - because they deliver to us many of...

Collectively, we are in thrall to media - because they deliver to us many of...

My position is not that John Kerry is either Jesus Christ or the prophet Mohammad....

My position is not that John Kerry is either Jesus Christ or the prophet Mohammad....

A century of convulsive change leaves huge demographic gouge marks.

A century of convulsive change leaves huge demographic gouge marks.

We may repeat the awful revolutionary history of the 20th century because of the vulnerability...

We may repeat the awful revolutionary history of the 20th century because of the vulnerability...

Like Americans, people outside America want fun, want an emotional compensation for the utilitarianism and...

Like Americans, people outside America want fun, want an emotional compensation for the utilitarianism and...

Some fine day, Democrats may figure out how to get on the right side of...

Some fine day, Democrats may figure out how to get on the right side of...

Mills insisted that a sociologist's proper subject was the intersection of biography and history.

Mills insisted that a sociologist's proper subject was the intersection of biography and history.

All I will say is that there are particular features of the American constitutional system...

All I will say is that there are particular features of the American constitutional system...

The moguls are driven by their respective desires for profit - period.

The moguls are driven by their respective desires for profit - period.

The only people available to change the world are the people now living in it,...

The only people available to change the world are the people now living in it,...

To win power anywhere you have to convince people that you can do something for...

To win power anywhere you have to convince people that you can do something for...

I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed...

I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed...

American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others...

American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others...

My book is focused on the power of the American state, not least because the...

My book is focused on the power of the American state, not least because the...

My business is the analytical framework.

My business is the analytical framework.