- Conflicts of interest in economic research Fabo, et. al, NBER
- In the dragon’s shadow Frank Beyer, Asian Review of Books
- 2020 is a black comedy Scott Sumner, The Money Illusion
- The risk of creeping Apartheid? Chris Bertram, Guardian
Links
Nightcap
- The bottom of the Progressive barrel Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- Taking liberties with the history of freedom James Hankins, Law & Liberty
- Happiness: a tale of two surveys Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
Nightcap
- Why Adam Smith was right Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- Understanding the war in Kenya and Ethiopia Dalle Abraham, Africa is a Country
- Propaganda and art in Iran today Amir Ahmadi Arian, NYRB
- The crypto state Bruno Maçães, City Journal
Nightcap
- Tell me about your mother Claire Jarvis, Hedgehog Review
- The internet of beefs Venkatesh Rao, Noema
- Bangkok’s bloodless revolt Kapil Komireddi, Critic
- Rethinking world order Rebeccah Heinrichs, Law & Liberty
Nightcap
- Goya Robin Simon, Literary Review
- Muslim guilt Mahvish Ahmad, Disorder of Things
- Postwar prosperity Jonathan Hopkin, Aeon
- Tripling America Kay Hymowitz, City Journal
- The tragedy of Donald Trump Ross Douthat, NY Times
Nightcap
- Can there be a global history of India’s caste system? Shuvatri Dasgupta, JHIBlog
- Caste, Silicon Valley, and anti-Caste NPR (pod…cast)
- How should law schools treat the powerful? Will Baude, Volokh Conspiracy
- The return of postal banking? Larry White, Alt-M
Nightcap
- Pirates, liberty, and imperialism Regina Much, Commonweal
- Can hierarchies be rescued? Chang Che, Los Angeles Review of Books
- How to restrain judicial review Ryan Doerfler (interview), Vox
- Twilight of the union Colin Kidd, New Statesman
Nightcap
- Orwellian Othering Bryan Caplan, EconLog
- Cancel With Them Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- The rise of extreme politics in a federation VOXEU
- Conquests, atrocities, and non-Europeans Lipton Matthews, Mises Wire
Nightcap
- Hayek (Streeck, Hazony) and world federation and colonialism Eric Schliesser, Digressions & Impressions
- The new secessionism Jason Sorens, Modern Age
- Winning the court, losing the constitution John Grove, Law & Liberty
- The quest for German national identity Anna Corsten, JHIBlog
Nightcap
- In search of the writer-diplomat tradition Robert Fay
- Trump is plenty capable Will Wilkinson, Open Society
- The case against Mars Byron Williston, Boston Review
- Against human colonies Daniel Deudney (interview), LH
Nightcap
- The meaning of Amy Coney Barrett Ross Douthat, NY Times
- What does Ruth Bader Ginsburg mean for women? Amy Wax, CRB
- Talking about a constitutional restoration Titus Techera, L&L
- Give it away (Marcel Mauss) David Graeber, Free Words
Nightcap
- The high stakes of quantum computing Edward Luttwak, American Affairs
- A metaphor for the socialist calculation debate Rick Weber, NOL
- The American constitution and its consequences (pdf) Mittal, et al, NBER
- NATO’s strategic malaise Sara Bjerg Moller, War on the Rocks
Nightcap
- The specter of neocolonialism Deborah Leter, Africa is a Country
- Sovereignty, IR, and the Westphalian myth (pdf) Andreas Osiander, IO
- The trouble with police unions Daniel DiSalvo, National Affairs
- Polycentric democracy and its enemies (pdf) David Andersson, C+T
Nightcap
- The world forager elite Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- The novel and the middle class Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- The new leftist imagination Alexandra Marraccini, LARB
- Slavery and the Asante Empire Lipton Matthews, Mises Wire
Nightcap
- Vikings in the New World (but no Chinese?) Valerie Hansen, Aeon
- The 1619 Project is backtracking Robby Soave, Reason
- “This figure obscures class divisions: for college graduates…” Robert Henderson, City Journal
- Comparative advantage is not about trade John Wentworth, Less Wrong