- The illiberal conception of freedom Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
- The echoes of Chinese exclusion (immigration) Irene Hsu, New Republic
- The Middle Kingdom: all under heaven? George Walden, American Interest
- Have we forgotten how to die? Julie-Marie Strange, Times Literary Supplement
Author: Brandon Christensen
Nightcap
- Abu Raihan al-Biruni, an Islamic scholar from Central Asia, may have discovered the New World centuries before Columbus S. Frederick Starr, History Today
- Gendun Chopel: Tibet’s Modern Buddhist Visionary John Butler, Asian Review of Books
- Toru Dutt’s strangeness from India and the French Revolution Blake Smith, Coldnoon
- Singapore in translation Theophilus Kwek, Times Literary Supplement
Nightcap
- The road to nowhere: Manbij, Turkey, and America’s dilemma in Syria Aaron Stein, War on the Rocks
- The U.S. and Turkey Scott Sumner, EconLog
- The Kurdish issue in Turkey Barry Stocker, NOL
- Is nationalism obsolete? Rachel Lu, the Week
Eye Candy: Each (American) state’s biggest export trading partner
Those tariffs will work wonders for the economy, I’m sure…
Nightcap
- Roosevelt, Taft, and the Nasty 1912 GOP Convention Rick Brownell, Historiat
- In praise of (occasional) bad manners Freya Johnston, Prospect
- What Should America Expect from a More Originalist Supreme Court? David French, National Review
- Why ultra-nationalists exceeded expectations in Turkey’s elections Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor
Nightcap
- Centrists against freedom Chris Dillow, Stumbling and Mumbling
- Civility and Property vs. Politics Jeff Deist, Power & Market
- Justice Kennedy Retires, and the Legal and Political Ramifications Are Immense David French, the Corner
- Religious Bric-à-Brac and Tolerance of Violent Jihad Jacques Delacroix, Liberty Unbound
Busy, busy, busy
Hey folks, I’ve been busy. I just moved from Austin to Waco, and found out child #2 is on the way. Holy crap!
Here is my Tuesday column at RealClearHistory, on Rod Blagojevich, and here is my weekend column for the same site, on the World Cup. Be sure to check them out! I’ve got two columns per week at RealClearHistory, one comes out Tuesdays and the other on Fridays.
I hope you’ve been enjoying yourselves here at NOL. Awhile back, Michelangelo suggested I shift more of my writing focus here to be on libertarian parenting, but I thought that might be a bit too personal. (There’s a lot of weirdos out there.)
I’ve invited Joakim, Shree, Ethan, and Mary to join us at the consortium, and I do hope you’ve been enjoying their stuff so far (I know I have). You can find out what everyone has been up to lately by starting here (or here, if you’re on Twitter).
Have a good weekend!
Nightcap
- How did the West get religious freedom? Mark Koyama, Defining Ideas
- Are asylum rights misguided? Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
- What Does China’s 5th Research Station Mean for Antarctic Governance? Nengye Liu, the Diplomat
- The forthcoming changes in capitalism? Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
Nightcap
- Privilege Versus Paranoia Steve Salerno, Quillette
- Russia, sport, absurdity, and reality Arkady Ostrovsky, Times Literary Supplement
- Christian Zionism in America Steven Grosby, Law & Liberty
- Welcome to North Macedonia Michael Goodyear, Le Monde Diplomatique
Nightcap
- Trump’s ‘Great Chemistry’ With Murderous Strongmen Conor Friedersdorf, the Atlantic
- A Little-Noticed Legal Ruling That Is Bad News for Trump Damon Root, Volokh Conspiracy
- Will the Pause in South Asian Conflicts Last? Arif Rafiq, the National Interest
- The changing shape of Britain’s mosques Burhan Wazir, New Statesman
Nightcap
- Gaza is bad. We are about to make it worse Michael Koplow, Ottomans and Zionists
- Jews, Human Rights, and the Last of the Tzaddiks David Shulman, NY Review of Books
- The Liberal Conception of Freedom Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
- The 19th-century painter with a warning for America Julian Beecroft, 1843
Nightcap
- Is fasting good for you? S. Abbas Raza, Aeon
- French Catholicism: A Eulogy Rod Dreher, American Conservative
- Iran’s (literary) sexual revolution Pardis Mahdavi, Times Literary Supplement
- How Trump is reshaping American foreign policy Paul Pillar, National Interest
Eye Candy: Countries whose capital is not their largest city
Not much to add here. There doesn’t seem to be any correlation of any kind (colonialism, economic development, etc.). Still, I thought it was cool…
Nightcap
- Siberia: a (concise) history Rhys Griffiths, History Today
- SPLC vs Maajid Nawaz: we should be concerned Ken White, Popehat
- Why women don’t code Stuart Reges, Quillette
- Benedict Arnold wanted a life of distinction Rick Brownell, Historiat
Nightcap
- The example of Charles Krauthammer Henry Farrell, Crooked Timber
- Turkey tries to legitimize incursion in northern Iraq Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor
- Why America won’t declare war Matthew Fay, Niskanen Center
- Stare Decisis and judge-made law Will Baude, Volokh Conspiracy
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