Fathers, the fatherland, and tribes

Published May 1, 2019 2:14pm ET



“Tribalism” has become a bad word in recent years, and that’s a shame.

In elite circles, “tribalism” is the opposite of an urbane, cosmopolitanism outlook. Brexit was cursed as “a reversion to tribalism.” Trump supporters were cursed as “provincial.”

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