- The end of history and the Last Map Nick Danforth, Foreign Policy
- The end of the nation-state? Parag Khanna, New York Times
- Reading colonialism in Parasite Ju-Hyun Park, Tropics of Meta
- A beautiful bit of small world mojo Rick Weber, NOL
Links
Nightcap
- The Year of the Rabbit (Khmer Rouge) Farah Abdessamad, ARB
- Pride and Prejudice at Harvard Mark Helprin, Claremont Review of Books
- The rise of commercial empires PC Emmer, Reviews in History
- Quantum SETI Caleb Scharf, Scientific American
Nightcap
- Excellent analysis of Trump’s impeachment and acquittal Greg Weiner, Law & Liberty
- Chinese encounters with the rest of the world Henrietta Harrison, TLS
- “Moctezuma’s empire has fallen, but so too has the Spanish.” Ben Ehrenreich, Guardian
- Boundary conditions for emergent complexity Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
Nightcap
- Why were there so many Germans in Russia? Georgy Manaev, RB
- Did they miss the French Revolution? Edward Dougherty, Asia Times
- Culture and institutions Alesina & Guiliano, JEL
- Ireland’s nationalist turn Yasmeen Serhan, the Atlantic
Nightcap
- Inclined to putrefaction (surviving the plague) Erin Maglaque, LRB
- Is Trump the low point of conservatism? Rachel Lu, the Week
- Friends like these… Jon Baskin, the Point
- On commercial density and cheap rent Addison del Mastro, TAC
Nightcap
- Singapore’s quarrel over colonialism Stephen Dziedzic, Interpreter
- Extreme economies: failure Joakim Book, NOL
- A victory over Sweden’s colonialism? Carl & Laiti, Al Jazeera
- The wrong models of democratic socialism Jacques Delacroix, NOL
Nightcap
- Great philosophers are bad philosophers Michael Huemer, Fake Nous
- Great philosophers as architects Kevin Vallier, Reconciled
- On being wrong, but with style Jason Brennan, Bleeding Heart Libertarians
- On incompatibilities and inconsistencies Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
Nightcap
- Texas sues California Josh Blackman, Volokh Conspiracy
- Explainable governance Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- Possessed by the past Noah Millman, Modern Age
- The problem of consumerism Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
Nightcap
- Uncaptive minds Garcia & Tismaneanu, American Interest
- Cold War exiles Sheila Fitzpatrick, London Review of Books
- Roving revolutionaries Houri Berberian, Aeon
- After the Berlin Wall Sabine Beppler-Spahl, spiked!
Nightcap
- Magna Carta for the world? Daniel Hulsebosch, NC Law Review
- Restoring the global judiciary Jeremy Rabkin, Law & Liberty
- The costs of Poland’s resistance Richard Overy, History Today
- Towards indigenous-settler federalism Dylan Lino, Public Law Review
Nightcap
- The perils of sacrificing sovereignty to gain sovereignty Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- State capacity libertarianism and the Chinese model Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion
- A thought experiment in distributed government Rick Weber, Notes On Liberty
- Trapped in Iran Nicolas Pelham, 1843
Nightcap
- The extractive colonial economy in Java Dell & Olken, NBER
- Modernity and art in the Near East Lara Arafeh, The Grey Area
- Tales of socialism David Henderson, EconLog
- Space aliens as culture heroes Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
Nightcap
- In defense of Democratic war socialism Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- China brought NATO closer together Ringsmose & Rynning, WOTR
- In praise of trade frictions Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- “We are in Soviet times again” Tara Burton, City Journal
Nightcap
- We’re still living in Stalin’s world Diana Preston, New York Times
- The state is a predator, not a tool Joseph Salerno, Mises Wire
- The world is increasingly fragile Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion
- Facts about Gustav Klimt Zoë Vanderweide, Sotheby’s
Nightcap
- Adam Smith and international relations Edwin van de Haar, AdamSmithWorks
- Adam Smith: a historical historical detective Nick Cowen, NOL
- Adam Smith: why I turned right Bruno Gonçalves Rosi, NOL
- Adam Smith: taxes, free riding, and federation Notes On Liberty
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