- Aliens Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- War, Peace, and the State (pdf) Murray Rothbard, The Standard
- The new ruling class (h/t Michalis) Helen Andrews, Hedgehog Review
- Free speech and socialist dictatorships Sharansky & Troy, Tablet
Links
Nightcap
- Extending human habitability to outer space Claire Webb, Noema
- A widow on imagination Victoria Ritvo, Bat City Review
- Assigning blame for the blackouts in Texas (h/t Mark from Placerville) Judith Curry, Climate Etc.
- The failure of Welsh devolution Rhianwen Daniel, spiked!
Nightcap
- That brutal uncivilizer of nations (pdf) Jens Bartelson, CAL
- “[…] the Taliban, who have long made international recognition and legitimacy a priority.“
- The end of the interstate system (pdf) Giovanni Arrighi, JW-SR
- Habsburgs, Ottomans, and British anti-slavers (pdf) Allison Frank, AHR
Nightcap
- Driving alone, listening to talk radio Addison del Mastro, New Urbs
- My history of manual labor Tyler Cowen, MR
- My first year in the Covid lockdown Maria Farrell, Crooked Timber
- Biden finally called up Netanyahu Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- The Strastnoy of Ayn Rand Roderick T. Long, Policy of Truth
- Brand India Ravinder Kaur, Aeon
Nightcap
- Depicting extraterritoriality Mathew Hart (interview), JHIBlog
- America’s plot for world domination Robert Merry, TAC
- Beyond the !Kung (but no Wilmsen?) Manvir Singh, Aeon
- In high praise of Parler Eugene Volokh, Volokh Conspiracy
Nightcap
- We need to talk about the British Empire Sunder Katwala, CapX
- Nazi political economy Pseudoerasmus
- Liberty isn’t free Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Institutional oceanography Chris Shaw, Libertarian Ideal
Nightcap
- Who wants common sense? Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- Theory versus common sense: the Dutch Notes On Liberty
- Scotland’s new blasphemy law Madeleine Kearns, L&L
- Academic corruption: government money Arnold Kling, askblog
Nightcap
- Fascinating piece on Ming China’s censorial system Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- On the farmer’s protests Jeet Singh, Time
- Understanding the rise of socialism Brad Delong, Grasping Reality
- Understanding middlebrow Scott Sumner, Money Illusion
Nightcap
- The imperial sociology of “the tribe” in Afghanistan Nivi Manchanda, Millennium
- Life in the capital city of pre-modern Japan John Butler, Asian Review of Books
- The Irish free trade crisis of 1779 Joel Herman, Age of Revolutions
- Insiders and outsiders in 17th century philosophy Eric Schliesser, Philosophical Reviews
Nightcap
- Great piece on Latin American history Laurence Blair, BBC History
- The political economy of deep integration (pdf) Maggi & Ossa, NBER
- Democracy in the polycentric city (pdf) Loren King, Journal of Politics
- Here’s what I don’t say Christopher Craig, Threepenny Review
Nightcap
- The local touch of Soviet modernism Aliide Naylor, Jacobin
- The bad Muslim discount Kristin Yee, Asian Review of Books
- Ireland, America, and…national parks Melissa Buckheit, FIVES
- Can Japan bring the US back into the TPP? Daisuke Akimoto, Diplomat
Nightcap
- The Mises-(Karl) Polanyi debate (on imperialism) reconsidered Eric Schliesser, Digressions & Impressions
- Racism, entrepreneurship, and love Conor Friedersdorf, Atlantic
- The new power brokers? Index funds and the public interest Sahand Moarefy, American Affairs
- The quiet collapse of Scottish unionism Scott Hames, New Statesman
Nightcap
- Should everything be decentralized? Arnold Kling, Pairagraph
- Is Russia’s future non-Slavic? Eugene Chausovsky, Newlines
- Is America’s future non-European? Samuel Gregg, Law & Liberty
- The myth of Westernization Jon Davidann, Aeon
Nightcap
- Libertarianism is bankrupt Thomas Wells, 3 Quarks Daily
- Neoracism in America today John McWhorter, Persuasion
- Racism, elites, and the have-nots Joanna Williams, spiked!
- Monday morning quarterbacking Jason Brennan, 200-Proof Liberals
Nightcap
- Middle class: questioning the definitions Mary Lucia Darst, NOL
- On Romney’s child allowance proposal Scott Sumner, EconLog
- On the American constitutionalism, and nationalism Dennis Coyle, Modern Age
- Ottomanism, nationalism, and republicanism (IV) Barry Stocker, NOL
