While writing my July 2 column on patriotism, I knew I would follow it up with reflections on Brexit, Great Britain’s narrow vote to withdraw from the European Union. One reason is the Brexit debate involved a major question I was considering — how loyalty to our own nation might relate to global responsibility. Another reason is that Deborah and I were in England the last nine days before the vote on June 27, and what we heard left me dissatisfied with the U.S. commentaries on [...]
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