The nation-state is coming to its end. And thank god for that. For five hundred years, since the emergence of Spain and England as more than a collection of defeated princedoms and duchies but coherent entities with shared customs, religions, allegiances, and language, the nation-state has been the way most societies have ordered their polities. Government Gangsters: … Patel, Kash Pramod Best Price: $14.93 Buy New $14.95 (as of 08:37 UTC – Details) Indeed, nowadays there are as many as 195 recognized states in the United Nations, but many of those are known as failed states–Somalia, Haiti, Syria, and Yemen, … Continue reading The End of the Nation-State