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Philosophical Currents

What Makes a Nation A Nation?

Published February 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM CST
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Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein, professor of philosophy at the University of North Dakota, joins Philosophical Currents to explore what truly defines a nation — from shared identity and memory to civic responsibility and belonging.

In this month’s Philosophical Currents, UND philosopher Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein joins us to examine what truly defines a nation. Is it borders and government — or shared identity, memory and mutual commitment? In the context of the State of the Union, we explore the deeper ideas that bind civic life together.

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