- Catholicism, America, and the fascist temptation James Patterson, Law & Liberty
- The greatest financial bailout of all time is underway John Cochrane, Grumpy Economist
- Whither the precautionary principle Thomas L. Knapp, The Garrison Center
- Steel-manning lockdown socialism Arnold Kling, askblog
- What will the political outcome of coronavirus be? Niall Ferguson, Spectator
Links
Nightcap
- A crisis of mundane absurdity Pascal Bruckner, City Journal
- Can economic multilateralism survive? Jean Pisani‐Ferry, Economic Affairs
- On Louër’s Sunnis and Shi’a Karen Taliaferro, Law & Liberty
- In Russia, death becomes you Sophie Pinkham, The Nation
Nightcap
- Why women read more than men Lucy Scholes, Times Literary Supplement
- Avenging the humbled and humbling the proud Fretwell & Kiland, War on the Rocks
- Redrawing ethnic boundaries in Tang and Song China Bryn Hammond, Asian Review of Books
- #coronasomnia Wang Xuiying, London Review of Books
Nightcap
- Nobody knows anything (Singapore and South Korea) Scott Sumner, Money Illusion
- The cholera riots and the coronavirus revolts, compared Jesse Walker, Reason
- Climate, disease, and the end of the Roman Empire Jaspreet Singh Boparai, Quillette
- On trying to solve the paradox of memory Emina Melonic, Modern Age
Nightcap
- Between Scylla and Charybdis Mark Helprin, National Review
- Protest and pandemic at sea Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Scottish nationalism and free banking George Selgin, Alt-M
- What to do about China Samuel Gregg, Law & Liberty
Nightcap
- Can you be confident about an economy you can’t see? Frances Woolley, WCI
- When rules don’t apply Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Show me your books… Henry Farrell, Crooked Timber
- America’s first Tiger King Nathaniel Rich, NYRB
Nightcap
- Russia’s Ambassador writes to the New York Times
- What AOC gets that Bernie didn’t Michael Grunwald, Politico
- Coronavirus class conflict is coming Olga Khazan, Atlantic
- Re-centering the United States in American foreign policy TNSR
Nightcap
- Answering the shutdown skeptics Santiago Ramos, Commonweal
- The Communist Party in Yugoslavia Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- Natural Law through recent American history Graham McAleer, Law & Liberty
- Learning Arabic in early modern Europe Fitzroy Morrissey, History Today
Nightcap
- On the lower mortality estimates Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion
- Coercion and the coronavirus Dierdre McCloskey, National Review
- The lure of fascism Jonathan Wolff, Aeon
- New Zealand’s leftist PM was raised Mormon (and other cool facts) James Robins, TLS
Nightcap
- What are the best arguments for libertarianism? Brian Micklethwait, Samizdata
- Federalism and the coronavirus Ilya Somin, Volokh Conspiracy
- Are we entering a new era of nullification? Mark Perry, American Conservative
- The American libertarian movement is not immune Frank Bergon, Los Angeles Review of Books
Nightcap
- Comparing economics and epidemiology? Tyler Cowen, MR
- Um, we still need a back-to-work plan John Cochrane, Grumpy Economist
- Israel, Arab citizens, and coronavirus Afif Abu Much, Al-Monitor
- How about just 10% less democracy? Adam Wakeling, Quillette
Nightcap
- The subversive legacy of Christianity Helene Guldberg, spiked!
- Coronavirus in NJ: waiting for the surge Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Thandika Mkandawire, RIP Isabel Ortiz, Jacobin
- The pandemic and the Will of God Ross Douthat, New York Times
Nightcap
- The era of peak globalization is over John Gray, New Statesman
- The world after coronavirus Yuval Harari, Financial Times
- A guide for the overwhelmed Bruce Frohnen, Modern Age
- Coordination problems in a post-pandemic world Peter Boettke, Coordination Problem
Nightcap
- Life after the plague Helen Dale, Law & Liberty
- Believing in witches and demons Jan Machielsen, JHIblog
- What comes next? Dalibor Rohac, American Interest
- Modi’s ghastly Delhi dream Kapil Komireddi, Critic
Nightcap
- When arguments fail (a response to libertarians) Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- State-sponsored empire building (philanthropy) Edward Carver, LARB
- How airpower reshaped the global diplomatic order Thomas Furse, Age of Revolutions
- The friendly Mr Wu Mara Hvistendahl, 1843
