Luxury Nationalism

Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. You’re reading Boiling Frogs, Nick Catoggio’s daily newsletter featuring sharp, introspective commentary on populism, polarization, and the gradual erosion of American conservatism. Today is D-Day for Iran—economically, that is. An actual D-Day involving U.S. troops landing on the Iranian coast to liberate the Strait of Hormuz would be a disaster for the president, deepening the human cost of a war most Americans have never supported. Nick Catoggio is a staff writer at The Dispatch and is based in Texas. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he spent 16 years gradually alienating a populist readership at Hot Air. When Nick isn’t busy writing a daily newsl