- Hamas’ Gaza-last strategy Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- “Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence” (pdf) Christopher Ellison, et al, VAW
- Love in the ruins of the sexual revolution Josh Herring, Law & Liberty
- The logistical state Chris Shaw, Libertarian Ideal
Links
Nightcap
- Foucault, Max Weber, and Hayek Eric Schliesser, Digressions & Impressions
- It’s been a bad week in America Andrew J Cohen, Prosocial Libertarians
- Summer 2008 redux? David Glasner, Uneasy Money
- Meanwhile, in Iraq…
Nightcap
- “The Moral Order of Classical Liberalism” (pdf) Antonio Masala, R-IWC
- “Artificial States” (pdf) Alesina, Easterly, and Matuszeski, JEEA
- “Artificial States?” (pdf) Juliet Jane, Political Geography
- “The Market Provision of National Defense” (pdf) Coyne, et al, JPE
Some Monday Links
The Life of Democracy’s Interpreter (Law & Liberty)
Blah Blah Blah: The Lack of Small Talk Is Breaking Our Brains (The Walrus)
Why Complex Systems Collapse Faster (Tablet)
Revolución on the cookie factory floor (Narratively)
This story reminded me of a film I want to properly watch again, Made in Dagenham (2010), a bittersweet, feel-good take of the 1968 machinists’ strike against sexual discrimination at workplace, in East London. The Equal Pay Act was enacted in May 1970.
Nightcap
- Expansion and Incorporation into the US Republic (pdf) Max Edling, JICH
- The Savage Constitution (pdf) Gregory Ablavsky, DLJ
- The Emergence of Sovereignty (pdf) Julia Costa Lopez, ISR
Nightcap
- The International Dimension of the US Constitution (pdf) Tom Cutterham, JAS
- How China avoided Soviet-style collapse Adam Tooze, Noema
- Really good essay on sovereignty (pdf) David Strang, SSSC
- Foreign Relations between Indigenous Polities 1800-1920 (pdf) Brian DeLay, CHAW
Nightcap
- Rod Dreher is an unfamiliar figure in Britain Sebastian Milbank, the Critic
- “Cosmopolitanism and International Economic Institutions” (pdf) Turkuler Isiksel, Journal of Politics
- In search of Islamic liberty Emina Melonic, Modern Age
- “From Group Selection to Ecological Niches” (pdf) Jack Birner, Rethinking Popper
Nightcap
- “The Rise of the Bureaucratic State” (pdf) James Q Wilson, Public Interest
- “Rethinking the State: Genesis and Structure of Bureaucracy” (pdf) Pierre Bourdieu, ST
- “State Capacity, Bureaucratic Politicization, and Corruption” (pdf) Katherine Bersch, et al, Governance
- Why are skyscrapers so short? Brian Potter, Works in Progress
Some Monday Links
Science fiction, cont.
Jobs and Class of Main Characters in Science Fiction (Vector)
Steampunk: How this subgenre of science fiction challenges the beliefs of civilisational progress (Scroll)
Have yet to actually read a steampunk book, Mistborn notwithstanding. Was about to buy “The Difference Machine”, but last minute I opted for the history/ fiction hybrid of “Red Plenty” (one of the books I keep returning to, btw, very rewarding read).
Presidents as Economic Managers (National Affairs)
Nightcap
- “The ‘Four Gods’ in Maximum Security Prison” (pdf) Sung Joon Jang, et al, RRR
- “Leisure, satisfaction, happiness, and religion” (pdf) Huimei Liu, et al, Leisure Studies
- Cairo’s “City of the Dead” is being razed Vivian Yee, New York Times
- Government and religion in the United States (pdf) James Q Wilson, BR
Nightcap
- London Calling: H.L.A. Hart on place names Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Use and abuse of the Temple Mount Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- People can collaborate in free markets too Johnathan Pearce, Samizdata
- Brainwashing is sorcery Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
Nightcap
- “A Political Theory of Empire and Imperialism” (pdf) Jennifer Pitts, ARPS
- Tyler Cowen interviews Thomas Piketty
- “The Foundations of American Internationalism” (pdf) David Hendrickson, Orbis
Nightcap
- “The orthodox treatment of [national] defense as a pure public good that must be provided by a centralized state suffers from three key issues.” (pdf) Coyne & Goodman, TIR
- Mosquito-Relish Diplomacy: Hill-Versus-Valley Dynamics in China and Thailand (pdf) Cushman & Jonsson, Journal of the Siam Society
- An International Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States (pdf) Max Edling, Past and Present
- The End of Empire and the Extension of the Westphalian System (pdf) Hendrick Spruyt, International Studies Review
Some Monday Links
Cowboy progressives (Aeon)
Gramsci’s Gift (Boston Review)
A Country of Their Own (Foreign Affairs)
America has captured France (UnHerd)
Why 1980s Oxford holds the key to Britain’s ruling class (Financial Times)
Nightcap
- Putin’s “Century of Betrayal” speech Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- Religious discrimination in late imperial Russia Volha Charnysh, Broadstreet
- The future of NATO Jason Davidson, War on the Rocks
- Secession and international alliances go together Edwin van de Haar, NOL
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