- Liberals, race, and empire Pankaj Mishra, Huffington Post
- The false promise of liberal order Ben Scott, Interpreter
- The Ottoman Empire and their Aztec alliance Ian Morris, NY Times
- Interview with a recently purged CCP boss Lily Kuo, Guardian
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Nightcap
- What should we do? The right thing! Jason Brennan, 200-Proof Liberals
- The crusaders were not incompetent zealots after all Ian Garrick-Mason, Spectator
- The end of the secular republic in India and Turkey Yasmeen Serhan, Atlantic
- American sublime Michael Lewis, New Criterion
Nightcap
- On the “Muslim Game of Thrones” series Atif Baloch, DW
- Why secession, separatism, and disunion are the most American of values Rebecca Onion, Slate
- A history of America’s exceptional idea Jonathan Leaf, Modern Age
- Populism is a feature of globalization, not a bug Angelos Chryssogelos, Noema
Nightcap
- What does dystopia look like in China? Joel Kotkin, Quillette
- Pirates versus the East India Company Howard Schneider, National Review
- The other Austrian School of Economics John King, Jacobin
- The flowers blooming in the dark Ian Johnson, ChinaFile
Nightcap
- Old Vienna’s cosmopolitanism, Nazi looting, and famous paintings in museums John Geddes, Maclean’s
Nightcap
- This new Southern gothic film looks good Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair
- Could giving kids a pill boost their income years later? Nurith Aizenman, Goats and Soda
- The last communist to challenge Stalin to his face Pietro Basso (interview), Jacobin
- Some new insights into the Hong Kong clampdown Helen Davidson, Guardian
Nightcap
- More talk of civilization-states Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
- World-state formation Christopher Chase-Dunn, PGQ
- Responsibility, generality, and natural liberty James Buchanan, Cato Unbound
- No cheers for Kamala Harris Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
Nightcap
- How Aztecs told history Camilla Townsend, Aeon
- What’s conservative about the NeverTrumpers? Ross Douthat, NY Times
- A policy failure Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- A vicious race war Kenan Malik, Guardian
Nightcap
- South Korea’s racism problem Tae-jun Kang, Diplomat
- The bullets and the battle: a dialogue Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- The nation-state and astropolitics Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
- Cancel culture and conservative glass houses Shikha Dalmia, Week
Nightcap
- Democracy in Puerto Rico
- Sweden, the lockdowns, and the rest of Europe Scott Sumner, EconLog
- A new history of the Vikings Tom Shippey, London Review of Books
- Musings on the future of remote work Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
Nightcap
- The Left is hardly enamored with John Roberts Lithwick & Stern, Slate
- Not all the facts fit the anti-colonialist narrative Remi Adekoya, UnHerd
- Facing up to Woodrow Wilson’s true legacy Adekeye Adebajo, TLS
- American racism and India’s caste system Sunil Khilnani, New Yorker
Nightcap
- Dystopian films and Covid-19 Gavin Jacobson, New Statesman
- The weaknesses of capitalism Arnold Kling, askblog
- How Native Americans became foreigners Sonia Hernandez, H-Borderlands
- In praise of the 16th and 17th Amendments McGinnis & Rappaport, L&L
Nightcap
- The indispensability of unilateral coercion Billy Christmas, 200-Proof Liberals
- The grim logic of urban politics and the genius of federalism John McGinnis, Law & Liberty
- The emerging war on thrift Scott Sumner, EconLog
- Good piece on Israel’s ongoing “black flag” protests Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
Nightcap
- How black-owned banks redefined risk in America Johnny Fulfer, Economic Historian
- Consistency: What everyone needs to know Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Mao’s secret factories in Cold War China Lorenz M. Lüthi, War on the Rocks
- The irresistible rise of of the civilization-state Aris Roussinos, UnHerd
Nightcap
- Islamic State, Facebook, and vigilante archaeologists Jenna Scatena, Atlantic
- Hoffer-esque essay on totalitarianism. Refreshing. Brent Holley, Quillette
- The STEM cycle Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
- Vietnam and America’s Indo-Pacific narrative Derek Grossman, Diplomat
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