The Enduring Tension is a capitalist challenge to collectivism

On the popular new social media app Clubhouse, I recently listened in on a discussion with a young, self-styled “nationalist” conservative who reminded every participant in the room that human beings had lived under non-free market or capitalist-free conditions for most of history. Perceiving markets as bad or inhumane, he recommended a return to a feudal system.

One participant asked if he thought everyone should become Amish. Not a single soul who spoke agreed that they or any other American would find this appealing.