- The Use of Knowledge in Society F.A. Hayek, American Economic Review
- On conservative nationalism and foreign policy Emma Ashford, War on the Rocks
- Europe’s ‘solidarity’ crumbles in the face of a crisis Kai Weiss, CapX
- Bigger Brother: surveillance capitalism Tim Wu, New York Review of Books
Links
Nightcap
- Our cities, our selves Jason Jewell, Modern Age
- Waiting for the wave to break Chris Bertram, Crooked Timber
- Midcentury life in the Soviet Union Alex Halberstadt, Literary Hub
- Britain’s colonial crimes and trade Jamil Anderlini, Financial Times
Nightcap
- Let’s have more audience-free debates Fred Kaplan, Slate
- Why the Natives usually sided with the British Jeffrey Ostler, Atlantic
- The case for shortening medical education Jain & Orr, Niskanen
- What’s buried in the coronavirus relief package? Billy Binion, Reason
Nightcap
- Why didn’t we see this coming? Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion
- Against ageism Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Expose the young Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- Humility, not certainty Victor Davis Hanson, City Journal
Nightcap
- What holds China together? Ian Johnson, ChinaFiles
- Bernie Sanders was wrong about America Conor Friedersdorf, Atlantic
- Assessing the problems caused by the creation of America Mark Spencer, TLS
- Should we ration coronavirus testing by price? Tyler Cowen, MR
Nightcap
- Soviet science fiction magazines Winnie Lee, Atlas Obscura
- The truth about Area 51 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics
- If aliens contact us, we won’t understand William Herkewitz, Astronomy
- Adapted aliens Robin Hanson, Cato Unbound
Nightcap
- “Portugal is not a small country.” Afonso Ramos, History Workshop
- “Japan’s frank and uncomplicated relationship to pleasure offered them an attractive alternative.” David Chaffetz, Asian Review of Books
- Getting intimate with America’s only bachelor president Susan-Mary Grant, History Today
- “In short, give into death;” Micah Mattix, American Conservative
Nightcap
- Report from suburban Wichita Laura Field, Open Society
- Winning the argument? (public spending) Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Space exploration escalation Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
- Machiavelli’s The Prince as libertarian canon Barry Stocker, NOL
Nightcap
- What’s the difference between Italy and the rest of the Western world? Scott Sumner, EconLog
- Viruses, civil rights, jails, and prisons Premal Dharia, Slate
- Is YIMBYism the answer to California’s housing crisis? Apoorva Tadepalli, New Republic
- Even Hayek quoted FDR Peter Canellos, Politico
Nightcap
- The inverted anthropologist Arnold Kling, askblog
- Dishonesty is a core nationalist value Scott Sumner, EconLog
- What does the superhero craze say about our own times? Iwan Rhys Morus, Aeon
- “The ant queen is not actually a central planner.” Rick Weber, NOL
Nightcap
- When America was a jihadist recruiting ground Thomas Hegghammer, Atlantic
- Dirty deeds gun girl cheap Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- A rich essay on the French Revolution James Penrose, New Criterion
- Their struggle against the State Angelbeck & Grier, Current Anthropology
Nightcap
- When things fall apart Jessica Moody, Africa is a Country
- Giving globalization a bad name Arnold Kling, askblog
- American slavery’s best essay in years Wilfred Reilly, Quillette
- Zara Steiner, historian, 1928-2020 Paul Kennedy, Financial Times
Nightcap
- The United States needs Chinese medical equipment Scott Sumner, EconLog
- How India is dealing with Turkey’s Kashmir stance Niranjan Marjani, Diplomat
- Cooking up a new constitution in Russia Lisa Gaufman, Duck of Minerva
- In praise of the Divided States of America Matthew Berry, Law & Liberty
Nightcap
- The long Ethiopian century James Barnett, American Interest
- Indian sovereignty and King William’s War Jenny Pulsipher, New England Quarterly
- The Lippman Gap David Hendrickson, IR and All That
- How Coptic Christianity is finding refuge in America Casey Chalk, American Conservative
Nightcap
- Faith in a time of fascism Markus Weidler, Age of Revolutions
- Nation-building Alesina & Reich, NBER
- The hierarchy of human activity Finn Bowring, TLS
- Is it okay to have children? Meehan Crist, LRB
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