Nightcap

  1. The colonial contradictions of Albert Camus Oliver Gloag, Jacobin
  2. The making of the modern Right (oligarch’s revenge) Manisha Sinha, Nation
  3. On being eaten Lesley Evans Ogden, Aeon
  4. Eternal hospital Hao Jingfang, Noema

Nightcap

  1. The socialist manifesto Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
  2. Why Amy Coney Barrett should step down Laura Field, Open Society
  3. There is no expressive duty to vote Chris Freiman, 200-Proof Liberals

Nightcap

  1. Required reading at French military schools Michael Shurkin, War on the Rocks
  2. Stealing libertarianism Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
  3. Liberty is self-government, not rights alone Richard Reinsch, Modern Age
  4. How Big Film distorts colonialism’s legacy Lipton Matthews, Mises Wire

Nightcap

  1. The language of taxation Frances Woolley, Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
  2. On feudal exploitation Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
  3. A failed experiment John Tierney, City Journal
  4. Edward Van Halen (1955-2020) RIP Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth

Nightcap

  1. Conflicts of interest in economic research Fabo, et. al, NBER
  2. In the dragon’s shadow Frank Beyer, Asian Review of Books
  3. 2020 is a black comedy Scott Sumner, The Money Illusion
  4. The risk of creeping Apartheid? Chris Bertram, Guardian

Nightcap

  1. The bottom of the Progressive barrel Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
  2. Taking liberties with the history of freedom James Hankins, Law & Liberty
  3. Happiness: a tale of two surveys Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon

Nightcap

  1. Why Adam Smith was right Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
  2. Understanding the war in Kenya and Ethiopia Dalle Abraham, Africa is a Country
  3. Propaganda and art in Iran today Amir Ahmadi Arian, NYRB
  4. The crypto state Bruno Maçães, City Journal

Nightcap

  1. Tell me about your mother Claire Jarvis, Hedgehog Review
  2. The internet of beefs Venkatesh Rao, Noema
  3. Bangkok’s bloodless revolt Kapil Komireddi, Critic
  4. Rethinking world order Rebeccah Heinrichs, Law & Liberty

Nightcap

  1. Goya Robin Simon, Literary Review
  2. Muslim guilt Mahvish Ahmad, Disorder of Things
  3. Postwar prosperity Jonathan Hopkin, Aeon
  4. Tripling America Kay Hymowitz, City Journal
  5. The tragedy of Donald Trump Ross Douthat, NY Times

Nightcap

  1. Can there be a global history of India’s caste system? Shuvatri Dasgupta, JHIBlog
  2. Caste, Silicon Valley, and anti-Caste NPR (pod…cast)
  3. How should law schools treat the powerful? Will Baude, Volokh Conspiracy
  4. The return of postal banking? Larry White, Alt-M

Nightcap

  1. Pirates, liberty, and imperialism Regina Much, Commonweal
  2. Can hierarchies be rescued? Chang Che, Los Angeles Review of Books
  3. How to restrain judicial review Ryan Doerfler (interview), Vox
  4. Twilight of the union Colin Kidd, New Statesman

Nightcap

  1. Orwellian Othering Bryan Caplan, EconLog
  2. Cancel With Them Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
  3. The rise of extreme politics in a federation VOXEU
  4. Conquests, atrocities, and non-Europeans Lipton Matthews, Mises Wire

Nightcap

  1. Hayek (Streeck, Hazony) and world federation and colonialism Eric Schliesser, Digressions & Impressions
  2. The new secessionism Jason Sorens, Modern Age
  3. Winning the court, losing the constitution John Grove, Law & Liberty
  4. The quest for German national identity Anna Corsten, JHIBlog

Nightcap

  1. In search of the writer-diplomat tradition Robert Fay
  2. Trump is plenty capable Will Wilkinson, Open Society
  3. The case against Mars Byron Williston, Boston Review
  4. Against human colonies Daniel Deudney (interview), LH

Nightcap

  1. The meaning of Amy Coney Barrett Ross Douthat, NY Times
  2. What does Ruth Bader Ginsburg mean for women? Amy Wax, CRB
  3. Talking about a constitutional restoration Titus Techera, L&L
  4. Give it away (Marcel Mauss) David Graeber, Free Words