- Goodbye, Neal Peart Suleman Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Great economics, bad politics (Banerjee & Duflo) Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- The Golden Age of the Federal Reserve is here Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion
- Randolph Borne and the Progressives Nikhil Pal Singh, New Statesman
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Nightcap
- A classical liberal view of the Iran crisis? Van de Haar & Kamall, IEA
- Great essay on state capacity libertarianism Geloso & Salter, AEIR
- The loneliness of the resistance protester Micah Sifry, New Republic
- The Woke primary is over and everybody lost Matt Welch, Reason
Be Our Guest: “Suing Juul Won’t Solve Anything”
NOL‘s “Be Our Guest” feature is as popular as ever this year. Here’s John Lancaster with the latest:
Peer driven rumors, videos of experimentation, forums, news, and entertainment sources provide nigh infinite opportunities for young ones to pick up on vices. The appeal of vaping would’ve caused widespread exposure through said channels anyway. The most marketing does at that point is convince the willing participants to choose a particular brand rather than take on the act itself.
Juul is a company that sells vapes, which are those cigarette replacements that have been so popular lately. Please, read the rest, and shoot us an email if you want your voice heard!
Nightcap
- Sir Roger Scruton (1944-2020) Johnathan Pearce, Samizdata
- Sir Roger Scruton and free market economics Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Roger Scruton’s conservatism Bradley Birzer, American Conservative
- The problem of defining civilization Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
Nightcap
- Outlaw universities (affirmative action) Michael Huemer, Fake Nous
- The case against judicial supremacy Marc DeGirolami, Law & Liberty
- Another case against executive supremacy David Cohen, Politico
- From outer space, the Earth is mostly blue Margarette Lincoln, Literary Review
Be Our Guest: “The U.S. Economy: A Fading Illusion?”
This essay, by longtime NOL reader and CPA Jack Curtis, is the first essay of 2020’s “Be Our Guest” feature. Here is a snippet:
This widespread financial vulnerability seems a natural result of government policies that minimize interest rates and support monetary inflation as the Federal Reserve and other central banks have continued to do in recent decades. There is little incentive to save money when it offers no significant return and its value is inflated away. Governments that cling to such policies are imposing dependence upon their citizens, forcing them in essence to live hand to mouth, deprived of the ability to provide for their own futures.
Jack paints a pretty gloom picture of the U.S. economy. Does this square with what economists have been telling us about the state of the world? Please, read the whole essay, and if you have been thinking about writing for the public in 2020, give us a holler. We’d be happy to put your thoughts up for the whole world to read.
Nightcap
- How the French Revolution reshaped the Catholic Church Glauco Schettini, Age of Empires
- The man who saved the Electoral College Christopher DeMuth, National Affairs
- Is the name of the country Myanmar or Burma? Mark Clifford, Asian Review of Books
- Suicide is not an act of cowardice Ken White, the Atlantic
Nightcap
- The hunt for human nature Erika Milam, Aeon
- The negative capability of a good legislator Federico Sosa Valle, NOL
- Is feminism responsible for the persistence of monarchy? Arianne Chernock, Public Books
- Poor white boys in present-day England Kenan Malik, Guardian
Nightcap
- How Japan invented Los Angeles — and reinvented American style Colin Marshall, LARB
- China’s new attempt at creating a civil religion Ian Johnson, NYT
- Liberty gained and (Protestant) power lost David French, Dispatch
- How Delhi’s Muslim rulers presided over a fusion of cultures and religions Ramachandra Guha, TLS
Nightcap
- Qassem Soleimani and deterrence Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- A grim history of civilian planes shot down Ron DePasquale, NYT
- NATO expansion into the Middle East? Caitlin Oprysko, Politico
- Imperialism in medieval Java (sea power?) WJ Sastrawan, New Mandala
Nightcap
- Russia’s brief encounter with the sexual revolution Daniel Kalder, UnHerd
- The strange death of libertarian England Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Did Iran’s missile attacks carry message for the Kurds? Dana Menmy, Al-Monitor
- A happy family beach in Puerto Vallarta Jacques Delacroix, Liberty Unbound
Nightcap
- War with Iran: the target package Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- A century of sanctions Benjamin Coates, Origins
- The tragedy of the liberal middle class Jonathan Rutherford, New Statesman
- The novel Morocco had to ban Adam Shatz, NYRB
Nightcap
- The sneaky rise of “common wisdom” in Middle East studies Peter Henne, Duck of Minerva
- War with Iran is not inevitable Hussein Ibish, Bloomberg
- The Soleimani killing leaves Iran with few options Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor
- Bernard Lewis, Edward Said, facts, ideology, and the Middle East Notes On Liberty
Nightcap
- Becoming “white”: the much-maligned notion of assimilation Peter Skerry, CRB
- Kama muta: a new term for that warm, fuzzy feeling we all get Alan Fiske, Aeon
- Moral blackmail and salvation by faith (Iran) Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Should libertarians heart state capacity? Arnold Kling, askblog
Nightcap
- The killing of General Qassem Soleimani Maximilian Popp, Spiegel
- The killing of General Qassem Soleimani Bozorgmehr & Cornish, FT
- The killing of General Qassem Soleimani Abhijnan Rej, Diplomat
- The killing of General Qassem Soleimani Jesse Johnson, Japan Times
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