- “This was an unprecedented right-wing victory” Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- “The problem of disappeared states and regions is that they are still here” Jacob Soll, New Republic
- “The costs have proven steep” Evans, Gandy, and Watts, Aeon
- Thinking through the franchise problem Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
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- The roots of India’s nationalist politics Archana Venkatesh, Origins
- How torture is institutionalized in Sri Lanka Ana Pararajasingham, Diplomat
- Brown-faced Canadian and American men Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Why Japan is learning to love rugby Economist
Nightcap
- The trouble with capitalism Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- “Solve for the equilibrium, and…” Peter Boettke, Coordination Problem
- A vulgar theory of US hegemony Paul Poast, Duck of Minerva
- Yo, check this out Gephardt & Poe, KUTV
Nightcap
- Confessions of a nuclear war planner Jean-Pierre Dupuy, Inference
- Quest of the avatars (internet history) Claire Evans, LARB
- Melancholy liberalism (Calhoun’s ghost) Adam Kirsch, City Journal
- Putting global governance in its place Dani Rodrik, NBER
Nightcap
- Slavery as free trade Blake Smith, Aeon
- Yay Democracy Dollars Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- Edward Snowden’s education Christian Lorentzen, LRB
- American hillbillies Jacques Delacroix, NOL
Nightcap
- The house at Poo Corner Charles Kesler, Claremont Review of Books
- Pakistan in the regional vortex Christophe Jaffrelot, Le Monde diplomatique
- Greek Fire: the Byzantine superweapon Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
- Environmentalism versus homelessness Christian Britschgi, Reason
Nightcap
- Modernity is everything, empires are everywhere Jeppe Mulich, Disorder of Things
- Science as a deeply imaginative process Tom McLeish, Aeon
- What makes dictators vulnerable? Sam Leith, Spectator
- Corporate violence and the pillage of an empire John Gapper, Financial Times
Nightcap
- Stay focused on what matters (not politics) Arnold Kling, askblog
- The politics of hate and artistic expression in Japan Jeff Kingston, Diplomat
- The US and Turkey are back together again Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor
- Is Europe on the Chinese menu? Andrew Michta, American Interest
Nightcap
- Indigenous actors and International Relations Andrew Szarejko, Duck of Minerva
- You’re all a bunch of socialists Bryan Caplan, EconLog
- Doubting disaster capitalism Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Inside America’s worst financial crisis Amanda Griffiths, Alt-M
Nightcap
- Putin’s star is fading Leonid Ragozin, Politico
- White nationalism…and green Elizabeth Chatterjee, London Review of Books
- The aerostat as a symbol of the Republic Chanelle Reinhardt, Age of Revolutions
- The struggle over 1989 Iacob, Mark & Ruprecht, Eurozine
Nightcap
- On Turkey’s neo-Ottoman prince Paul Rahe, Law & Liberty
- Iraq 2.0? Emma Ashford, Inkstick
- Haters gonna hate Chris Bertram, Crooked Timber
- Presidential authoritarianism in Turkey Barry Stocker, NOL
Nightcap
- Arnold Kling likes Larry Summers! askblog
- A stake in the heart of capitalism Douglas J. Den Uyl, Law & Liberty
- Friendship in pre-war East Asia: Lu Xun and Uchiyama Kanzō Joshua Fogel, JHIBlog
- The irony of modern Catholic history James Chappel, Commonweal
Nightcap
- Our multi-monopoly problem Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- Patchwork as real world vectors Chris Shaw, Libertarian Ideal
- On Tory paradoxes Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- The argument from coherence Nicolas in Faith, All Along the Watchtower
Nightcap
- Australia’s shame JM Coetzee, New York Review of Books
- Conservative critics of capitalism Christian Gonzalez, City Journal
- The age of American despair Ross Douthat, New York Times
- The cosmopolitans of Tsarist Russia Donald Rayfield, Literary Review
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- Thoughts on the Battle of the Marne, 105 years later John Rossi, American Conservative
- The transformation of time Keerthik Sasidharan, Aeon
- The turn against motherhood Frank Furedi, spiked!
- In praise of Facebook Rachel Lu, the Week