- Pagan complacency and the birth of Christian Rome Edward Watts, Aeon
- Lessons about globalisation Kenan Malik, Observer
- Unschooling + math (see comments, too) Bryan Caplan, EconLog
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- Fighting famine in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands Ian Buruma, TLS
- The settler logics of (outer) space Deondre Smiles, Society + Space
- The corporate origins of judicial review (pdf) Mary Sarah Bilder, YLJ
- Misremembering the British Empire Maya Jasanoff, New Yorker
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- In defense of Cortez and the Conquest of the Aztecs Daniel Rey, Spectator
- Race and empire in Meiji Japan (1868-1912) Ayelet Zohar, A-PJ
- The political legacy of World War I John Moser, Cato Unbound
- How working from home will spur creativity Nick Bilton, Vanity Fair
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- Culture wars are economic at their core Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- The anarchy of “blue” cities? Seth Barron, City Journal
- Reclaiming the commons from capitalism Dirk Philipsen, Aeon
- Utah is not a banana republic Scott Sumner, Money Illusion
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- Europe and American federalism (pdf) Ernest Young, ASLJ
- “War is cruelty. You cannot refine it.” Francis Sempa, ARB
- A clash of two constitutions John McGinnis, Law & Liberty
- Internet culture, east to west Brett Fujioka, Noema
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- Toward an a priori theory of international relations (pdf) Mark Cravelli, JLS
- A fourth way out of the dilemma facing libertarianism (pdf) Laurent Dobuzinskis, C+T
- Taobao, federalism, and the emergence of law, Chinese-style (pdf) Liu & Weingast, MLR
- A road not taken: the foreign policy vision of Robert A. Taft (pdf) Michael Hayes, TIR
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- The American Founders’ priceless legacy Myron Magnet, New Criterion
- The gonzo constitutionalism of the American Right Corey Robin, NYRB
- Britain at the end of history Robert Saunders, New Statesman
- Law’s disorder in Nigeria Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos, LMD
Nightcap
- American elections: what’s at stake? Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- Covid-19, risks, and rights violations Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Reading 150 books on Donald Trump Alex Shephard, New Republic
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- Exercising religion and taming faction Lael Weinberger, LARB
- Out of a silent planet Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
- The broken promises of mid-century liberalism Kim Phillips-Fein, Nation
- Grand plans and failed forests Kelvin Mulungu, Africa is a Country
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- All ideologies eventually seem to fail Scott Sumner, EconLog
- State capacity libertarianism as a pipe dream Jason Brennan, 200-Proof Liberals
- China after Covid Wang Xiuying, London Review of Books
- Nationalism, Eastern European style James Felak, Law & Liberty
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- The political economy of U.S. Territories and Indian Country (pdf) Rachel Wellhausen, PS: Political Science & Politics
- The U.S. Empire, the Surveillance State, and the Imperial Boomerang Connor Woodman, Verso
- Unpacking the Sino-American relationship Paul Poast, War on the Rocks
- Worlds without nation-states: Five scenarios for the long term (pdf) Andreas Wimmer, Nations and Nationalism
Nightcap
- France’s African influence wanes, probably for good Ania Nussbaum, Bloomberg
- Why libertarians should vote for Biden Shikha Dalmia, the Week
- Mexico debates the role of Spaniards and Aztecs Jude Webber, Financial Times
Nightcap
- Cosmos and Taxis (pdf) F.A. Hayek, L,L, & L
- How many times has Shanghai fallen? James Carter, Age of Revolutions
- Being a mom in a pandemic Goats and Soda
- Milton Friedman in Yugoslavia Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
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- Who gets the art? Dutch questions about plundered colonies Toby Sterling, Reuters
- Who was John Lothrop Motley? Wikipedia
- Children of the Holocaust Edward Packard, History Today
- Onchocerca volvulus and freedom of speech Natalie Solent, Samizdata
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- The achievement of Columbus Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
- Goodbye, Columbus Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- China and the new Middle East Michael Singh, War on the Rocks
- Rawlsian democracy and markets David Gordon, Mises Wire