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Book Reviews

A Replacement for the Nation-State?

Two technologists argue that Web3 will allow new forms of organization to supplant traditional governments.

Scott Beyer | 9.16.2025 8:30 AM

book1 | Left: <em>Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture with 25 Projects</em>/Nomad Press; Right: <em>How To Start Your Own Country</em>/Paladin Press

Travel

Tiny Nations in the Crack of the Map

You could travel to a foreign country, or you could create your own.

James Erwin | 8.7.2025 6:00 AM

featurecover | Joanna Andreasson

Nationalism

Against the New Nationalism

Individual autonomy is not the cause of our problems and state autonomy is not the solution

Stephanie Slade | 2.24.2020 8:30 AM

Large image on homepages | Yale University Press

Nation-states

People Without Nations, Nations Without People

The future of the Westphalian system is full of unanswered questions.

James Erwin | 9.17.2018 6:00 AM

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