- But is this a bad thing? Naomi Riley, City Journal
- Worst idea ever? Justin Wolfers, Freakonomics
- How well has this aged? Timothy Frye, WOTR
- John Milton on freedom of speech Barry Stocker, NOL
Links
Nightcap
- A conservatism that’s multiethnic, middle class, and populist Ross Douthat, NY Times
- Most legal commentary is dumbed down and misleading Ken White Popehat
- A social-democratic federation in a multiethnic state Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- The radical leftist origins of the “self-help” movement Jennifer Wilson, the Nation
Nightcap
- Latin America’s democratic-imperial roots Cañizares-Esguerra & Masters, Not Even Past
- Ayn Rand, Roman Catholics, and the American federalists David Gordon, Modern Age
- Austro-Hungarian-Americans during World War I Nicole Phelps, IEFWW
- France and Islam, secularism and religion Andrew Hussey, New Statesman
Nightcap
- Will robots make humans valueless? E Glen Weyl (interview), Asahi Shimbun
- Gods and robots Adrienne Mayor, Noema
- On robots and personal identity Federico Sosa Valle, NOL
- Regrets, race, and surviving Hollywood Ethan Hawke (interview), Guardian
Nightcap
- Israel, Palestine, and Joe Biden Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- The myth of ancient hatreds Jo Laycock, History Today
- The hypocrisy of the Democrats Tyler Cowen, MR
- Back to liberal American hegemony Josef Joffe, Project Syndicate
Nightcap
- The politics of self-esteem Mikko Tolonen, Liberty Matters
- Between Allah and America Farzana Shaikh, Literary Review
- A history of the Russian bathhouse Rachel Polonsky, NYRB
- But when will Conor Friedersdorf leave the Atlantic?
Nightcap
- The beguiling, troubling future of work Diana Pho, Wired
- “College is a distraction for most kids” Rick Weber, NOL
- Indonesia in the Cold War Ben Bland, War on the Rocks
- Pandemics in the Ottoman Empire Isacar Bolaños, Origins
Nightcap
- How American couples are struggling through the pandemic Rafael Nam, NPR
- The thing party (GOP) vs. the idea party (Dems) Scott Sumner, EconLog
- Karl Marx was right (pretty much) Jacques Delacroix, NOL
- Does Max Weber’s theory hold up today? Corey Robin, New Yorker
Nightcap
- The self-made British working class Helene Guldberg, spiked!
- India and the Mughal Empire William Dalrymple, Literary Hub
- On decolonization in Africa Sindre Bangstad, Africa is a Country
- Federalism in Europe, America, and Africa (pdf) Jörg Broschek, F&D
Nightcap
- What’s wrong with “libertarian environmentalism”? Ed Dolan, Open Society
- European empire, fractured? Theodore Dalrymple, Law & Liberty
- On democracy and the “liberal world order” Manuel Reinert, Duck of Minerva
- Why I am a socialist Sam Adler-Bell, Hedgehog Review
Nightcap
- Migraines, operating rooms, and the common good Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Zheng Guanying’s democratic trade war Gabriel Groz, JHIBlog
- World War I and the ideology of empire Andrew Bacevich, Cato Unbound
- The curse of being a Bhutto Isambard Wilkinson, Spectator
Nightcap
- An insomnia epidemic? Katherine Lucky, Commonweal
- Childhood: facts versus fads John Simmons, LARB
- The many lives of Túpac Amaru Miguel La Serna, Age of Revolutions
- The legacy of Yevgeny Zamyatin Jacob Howland, New Criterion
Nightcap
- How would Wolf Blitzer respond to Savannah Guthrie on a road trip? Ryan Davis, 200-Proof Liberals
- What we owe to Donald J Trump Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- Japan’s fragile monarchy Kenneth Ruoff, Japan Times
- Amy Coney Barrett on Lochner and the 14th Amendment Damon Root, Reason
Nightcap
- What is the human being? Jon Stewart, Aeon
- Premature imitation and India’s flailing state (pdf) Rajagopalan & Tabarrok, TIR
- Is it time to strike back at empire? Tony Barber, Financial Times
- Adam Smith: a historical historical detective? Nick Cowen, NOL
Nightcap
- Value judgements John Peeler, LA Progressive
- Value judgements Alex Mackiel, Quillette
- Theater in the time of COVID Noah Millman, Modern Age
- Federal futures in India and Nepal Shneiderman & Tillman
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