Around the Web

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  1. Contrary to popular myth, Democrats are just as ideological as Republicans, and Republicans are just as group-centric Democrats
  2. The Rule of Karlowitz: Fiscal Change and Institutional Persistence (pdf)
  3. The Privilege of Checking White Privilege
  4. The Wealth of Subnations: Geography, Institutions, and Within-Country Development (pdf) (h/t Adrián)
  5. Shakespeare in Tehran “I also noticed among the men a few who stood apart and did not seem to be either students or faculty. It was not difficult to imagine who these might be.”
  6. The new economic history of Africa (pdf)

2 thoughts on “Around the Web”

  1. There’s no doubt in my mind that Democrats are ideological. I just wish that they were more consistent and had a more solid intellectual foundation for their ideologies.

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    • Only a fool would build his house upon the sand, right?

      The Democrats lack a consistent ideology because they are the party of reaction in the United States. I know it sounds strange, but I’ll be damned if it doesn’t make perfect sense.

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