- What can we learn from the Islamic State Katherine Brown, Disorder of Things
- The early years of Christianity Jay Parini, Literary Hub
- Russia and the Arabs agree on the U.S., but not on Iran Marianna Belenkaya, Al-Monitor
- Ninotchka: a rare anti-communist film David Henderson, EconLog
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Nightcap
- Shaka Jacob Ivey, Age of Revolutions
- Stalin Jeremy Friedman, Modern Age
- Saladin Jason Burke, Spectator
- Shakespeare Geoffrey Marsh, TLS
Nightcap
- Japan’s new imperial era Thisanka Siripala, the Diplomat
- The sad decline of American democracy Scott Sumner, EconLog
- Understanding Israel Brent Sasley, Duck of Minerva
- The last struggle of the Yanomami Alma Guillermoprieto, NYRB
Nightcap
- How a burning cathedral rebukes a divided Catholic Church Ross Douthat, New York Times
- Bombay’s 19th century factory workers Arun Kumar, Aeon
- Why the European Elections will be painful to watch for some Remainers Simon Wren-Lewis, mainly macro
- John Mearsheimer’s nationalist straight jacket Paul Miller, Law & Liberty
Nightcap
- The making of an Anti-Semitic myth Jacob Soll, New Republic
- Lessons from Greece Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion
- Identity norms Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- South Korean courts and Japanese diplomacy Masao Okonogi, the Diplomat
Nightcap
- The eye of the needle, again John Quiggin, Crooked Timber
- The audible universe Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
- “They don’t want the wage system to go away. They just want to run it.” Thomas Knapp, TGC
- The making of Soviet Kazakhstan Joshua Bird, Asian Review of Books
Nightcap
- Marxism for Tories Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Open Borders and self-determination Eric Mack, Bleeding Heart Libertarians
- The 2nd Amendment and public housing Eugene Volokh, Volokh Conspiracy
- It’s time to start watching Japan’s best military sci-fi series Robert Beckhusen, War is Boring
Nightcap
- Paul Gauguin in San Francisco Bradley Anderson, Claremont Review of Books
- Did European colonisation precipitate the Little Ice Age? Dagomar Degroot, Aeon
- What if climate warriors put their money where their mouths are? Joakim Book, Mises Wire
- “It all started with my balls.” Colm Tóibín, London Review of Books
Nightcap
- Julian Assange deserves a Medal of Freedom James Bovard, USA Today
- Assange, Ecuador had a testy relationship Solano & Armario, Associated Press
- Assange was a window into America’s polarized soul David French, National Review
- What lessons do conservatives need to learn? Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion
Nightcap
- Japan’s robust challenge to China’s BRI Tobias Harris, War on the Rocks
- NATO needs to re-purpose itself…or die David Goldman, Law & Liberty
- Macron has learned how to fight Julia Amalia Heyer, Der Spiegel
- Ottawa calls on NATO for help in the Arctic Regina Leader-Post
Nightcap
- Modernity and the loss of human dignity Lee Trepanier, Law & Liberty
- Gorbachev Joshua Dill, Modern Age
- The old problem of old age Carol Tavris, Times Literary Supplement
- Silas Dinsmoor, Indian Agent yours truly at RealClearHistory
Nightcap
- Teach your children well Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- A quiet NATO success story Azita Raji, War on the Rocks
- Whack-a-mole and Westphalian sovereignty Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
- Why moving sucks Firoozeh Dumas, New York Times
Nightcap
- Is the Turk a White Man? Murat Ergin, Aeon
- The centenary of the Amritsar Massacre William Dalrymple, Spectator
- The struggle continues Rafe Champion, Quadrant
- Why moral progress is not inevitable Ilya Somin, Volokh Conspiracy
Nightcap
- Israeli election season has been dominated by Bibi Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- The Trump Era should make libertarians of us all David French, National Review
- Start planning NATOs 100th birthday Josef Joffe, American Interest
- Were European cities responsible for liberalism? Johnson & Koyama, Cato Unbound
Nightcap
- United States of Africa? Hakim Adi, History Today
- Eric Hobsbawm’s awkward embrace of the Establishment Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New Republic
- The philosopher who usurped Aristotle’s place in the Islamic world Peter Adamson, Times Literary Supplement
- Who are the real Kazakhs? Michael Griffin, Literary Review
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