Libertarians and other sensitive liberals tend to oppose between one and three of the major ‘war’ initiatives of the post-World War II American government. With nuclear weapons intimidating major powers away from conflicts between one another, they turn towards internal struggles to provide a collective sense of purpose and motivation while addressing what the press and the general public see as pressing crises. All of these conflicts arise from the contemporary understanding of equality. When the concept of citizenship becomes diluted to include absolutely everyone — and potentially ever-larger groups of people from around the world — then no one enjoys […]