The historian John Lukacs used to say all the old “isms” of politics were defunct.
They’ve become “wasms,” except one — nationalism.
Lukacs died five years ago, but the relentless anti-Israel protests on America’s campuses today testify to the truth of his insight.
So does the attempt by authorities in the capital of the European Union bureaucracy to quash a “National Conservatism” conference two weeks ago.
The mayor of Brussels was quick to order police to shut down the conference that brought speaker …