- “Experimenting with Social Norms” in small-scale societies Pseudoerasmus
- Reading Karl Marx in Beijing Fabio Lanza, Jacobin
- Which works better: democracy or dictatorship? Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- Grappling with the meaning of martyrdom Scott Beauchamp, Law & Liberty
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- The Fermi Paradox Tim Urban, Wait But Why
- The aliens among us Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg
- Yes, ownership matters Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- America’s Messiah complex Colin Dickey, New Republic
Nightcap
- What’s so bad about annexation? Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- On property beyond sovereignty Kerry Goettlich, Disorder of Things
- Not all British memsahibs were racist snobs Philip Hensher, Spectator
- Why I am against economic sanctions Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
Nightcap
- Will UCLA ever escape John Wooden’s shadow? ESPN
- The politics of the classics in Japan John D’Amico, JHIBlog
- When Pakistan had jazz and cabarets in abundance Ali Bhutto, Guardian
- Lego vs. Lepin Rob Fisher, Samizdata
Nightcap
- An anticipatory elegy Walter A. McDougall, Law & Liberty
- Colonial lives of legality Alvina Hoffmann, Disorder of Things
- The limits of interdisciplinarity Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
- Should we federalize the social sciences? Michelangelo Landgrave, NOL
Nightcap
- Make Nigeria Great Again Adewale Maja-Pearce, London Review of Books
- When Britain chose Europe Simon Schama, Financial Times
- Censoring the counterculture Brian Doherty, Reason
- George Faludy Robin Ashenden, Quillette
Nightcap
- The Other Zionism Joel Cabrita, History Today
- American Jewry’s Trump Virus Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- A civil war centuries in the making Asher Orkaby, Origins
- Is Mexico a tragedy? Shepard Barbash, City Journal
Nightcap
- The lowest bid universe Caleb Scharf, Life, Unbounded
- How to govern locally from the left Daniel Jadue, Jacobin
- Changing places with Europe Scott Sumner, EconLog
- South Africa heads to the polls Michael Onderco, War on the Rocks
Nightcap
- What does the word “liberal” mean? Nathan Schlueter, Law & Liberty
- Shadows and lights of globalization Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- How countries use passports as a geopolitical tool Krishnadev Calamur, the Atlantic
- China’s struggle for India’s ocean Francis Sempa, Asian Review of Books
Nightcap
- The case for empathy Elizabeth Segal, Aeon
- Christianity: an internationalist perspective Ross Douthat, New York Times
- Who’ll defend freedom? Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Judy Shelton speaks up for the gold standard David Glasner, Uneasy Money
Nightcap
- The year the singularity was cancelled Scott Alexander, Slate Star Codex
- The nature of sex Andrew Sullivan, Interesting Times
- We should firmly shut the open door William Ruger, Law & Liberty
- What’s different about the Sri Lanka attacks? Krishnadev Calamur, Atlantic
Nightcap
- Law, Judgement, Republicanism Barry Stocker, NOL
- Economics in the ancient world? Lucas G Freire, NOL
- Auftragstaktik: Decentralization in military command Kevin Kallmes, NOL
- Burn the Witch Michelangelo Landgrave, NOL
Nightcap
- Notre Dame is a magnificent monument to a misunderstood age Rachel Lu, the Week
- A rock, a human, a tree: all were persons to the Classic Maya Sarah Jackson, Aeon
- ‘A Painter Not Human’ Ingrid Rowland, New York Review of Books
- The Joe Miller model David Gordon, Africa is a Country
Nightcap
- The Ottoman origins of capitalism (pdf) Kerem Nisancioglu, Review of International Studies
- The book on Marx that Arendt never finished Geoffrey Wildanger, Boston Review
- An insider’s perspective of the Algerian War Lincoln Krause, War on the Rocks
- The racing cheetahs of the 1930s Jennifer Noonan, Damn Interesting
Nightcap
- Good riddance to cultural Christianity James Rogers, Law & Liberty
- When failure succeeds Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Interest rates and the gold standard Larry White, Alt-M
- Trump’s America, Netanyahu’s Israel Adam Shatz, London Review of Books