Nightcap

  1. Law, Judgement, Republicanism Barry Stocker, NOL
  2. Economics in the ancient world? Lucas G Freire, NOL
  3. Auftragstaktik: Decentralization in military command Kevin Kallmes, NOL
  4. Burn the Witch Michelangelo Landgrave, NOL

Nightcap

  1. Notre Dame is a magnificent monument to a misunderstood age Rachel Lu, the Week
  2. A rock, a human, a tree: all were persons to the Classic Maya Sarah Jackson, Aeon
  3. ‘A Painter Not Human’ Ingrid Rowland, New York Review of Books
  4. The Joe Miller model David Gordon, Africa is a Country

Nightcap

  1. The Ottoman origins of capitalism (pdf) Kerem Nisancioglu, Review of International Studies
  2. The book on Marx that Arendt never finished Geoffrey Wildanger, Boston Review
  3. An insider’s perspective of the Algerian War Lincoln Krause, War on the Rocks
  4. The racing cheetahs of the 1930s Jennifer Noonan, Damn Interesting

Nightcap

  1. Good riddance to cultural Christianity James Rogers, Law & Liberty
  2. When failure succeeds Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
  3. Interest rates and the gold standard Larry White, Alt-M
  4. Trump’s America, Netanyahu’s Israel Adam Shatz, London Review of Books

Nightcap

  1. What can we learn from the Islamic State Katherine Brown, Disorder of Things
  2. The early years of Christianity Jay Parini, Literary Hub
  3. Russia and the Arabs agree on the U.S., but not on Iran Marianna Belenkaya, Al-Monitor
  4. Ninotchka: a rare anti-communist film David Henderson, EconLog

Nightcap

  1. Shaka Jacob Ivey, Age of Revolutions
  2. Stalin Jeremy Friedman, Modern Age
  3. Saladin Jason Burke, Spectator
  4. Shakespeare Geoffrey Marsh, TLS

Nightcap

  1. Japan’s new imperial era Thisanka Siripala, the Diplomat
  2. The sad decline of American democracy Scott Sumner, EconLog
  3. Understanding Israel Brent Sasley, Duck of Minerva
  4. The last struggle of the Yanomami Alma Guillermoprieto, NYRB

Nightcap

  1. How a burning cathedral rebukes a divided Catholic Church Ross Douthat, New York Times
  2. Bombay’s 19th century factory workers Arun Kumar, Aeon
  3. Why the European Elections will be painful to watch for some Remainers Simon Wren-Lewis, mainly macro
  4. John Mearsheimer’s nationalist straight jacket Paul Miller, Law & Liberty

Nightcap

  1. The making of an Anti-Semitic myth Jacob Soll, New Republic
  2. Lessons from Greece Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion
  3. Identity norms Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
  4. South Korean courts and Japanese diplomacy Masao Okonogi, the Diplomat

Nightcap

  1. The eye of the needle, again John Quiggin, Crooked Timber
  2. The audible universe Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
  3. They don’t want the wage system to go away. They just want to run it.” Thomas Knapp, TGC
  4. The making of Soviet Kazakhstan Joshua Bird, Asian Review of Books

Nightcap

  1. Marxism for Tories Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
  2. Open Borders and self-determination Eric Mack, Bleeding Heart Libertarians
  3. The 2nd Amendment and public housing Eugene Volokh, Volokh Conspiracy
  4. It’s time to start watching Japan’s best military sci-fi series Robert Beckhusen, War is Boring

Nightcap

  1. Paul Gauguin in San Francisco Bradley Anderson, Claremont Review of Books
  2. Did European colonisation precipitate the Little Ice Age? Dagomar Degroot, Aeon
  3. What if climate warriors put their money where their mouths are? Joakim Book, Mises Wire
  4. It all started with my balls.” Colm Tóibín, London Review of Books

Nightcap

  1. Julian Assange deserves a Medal of Freedom James Bovard, USA Today
  2. Assange, Ecuador had a testy relationship Solano & Armario, Associated Press
  3. Assange was a window into America’s polarized soul David French, National Review
  4. What lessons do conservatives need to learn? Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion

Nightcap

  1. Japan’s robust challenge to China’s BRI Tobias Harris, War on the Rocks
  2. NATO needs to re-purpose itself…or die David Goldman, Law & Liberty
  3. Macron has learned how to fight Julia Amalia Heyer, Der Spiegel
  4. Ottawa calls on NATO for help in the Arctic Regina Leader-Post

Nightcap

  1. Modernity and the loss of human dignity Lee Trepanier, Law & Liberty
  2. Gorbachev Joshua Dill, Modern Age
  3. The old problem of old age Carol Tavris, Times Literary Supplement
  4. Silas Dinsmoor, Indian Agent yours truly at RealClearHistory