- 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
Links
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
Nightcap
- Yalta: one of the greatest wrongs of history David Reynolds, New Statesman
- Individualism does not necessarily imply small government Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- On socially influenced preferences Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- A better defense of capitalism “djf,” askblog (comments)
Nightcap
- Do quarantines work? Eleanor Klibanoff, Goats and Soda
- Trump’s Middle East plan Nathan Thrall, New York Times
- Trump’s Middle East plan Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- Texans don’t want any more Californians Derek Thompson, Atlantic
Nightcap
- Keeping the cow and brahmin apart TM Krishna, the Hindu
- A leftist view of Peru’s recent elections Dan Collyns, Guardian
- Adam Smith and a science of civilization Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
- Socialism via futarchy Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
Nightcap
- Same old story, same old song and dance Johanna Möhring, War on the Rocks
- Why Britain Brexited Tom McTague, the Atlantic
- Is it rational to vote? Julia Maskivker, Aeon
- Large countries and bad government Arnold Kling, askblog
Nightcap
- Slavery and Anglo-American capitalism Gavin Wright, The Long Run
- How the law creates both wealth and inequality Adam Tooze, NYRB
- On immigration, Democrats should listen to Gorsuch Ian Millhiser, Vox
- Separatists arrested for fraud in Indonesia Arya Dipa, Jakarta Post
Nightcap
- Holocaust remembrance under communism (and after) Tim Judah, Financial Times
- Viruses and globalisation Johnathan Pearce, Samizdata
- Britain’s forgotten citizens Jorge Giovannetti-Torres, History Today
- On leaving Facebook alone John Samples, Cato Unbound
Nightcap
- Libertarians can’t save the planet (but is this a bad thing?) John Quiggin, Jacobin
- Great piece on class and contemporary film in the US Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- Against the “balance sheet” approach to colonialism (or, how Leftists turn conservative) Robert Heinze, Africa is a Country
- If a monopoly gives away free services is it a problem? Izabella Kaminska, Alphaville
Nightcap
- The first Great Powers: Babylon & Assyria John Butler, ARB
- We don’t want economic growth Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Comparative disadvantage Oren Cass, Law & Liberty
- The Nazification of the Ku Klux Klan Assael & Keating, Politico
Nightcap
- The science of Roman history Alberto Prieto, Inference
- On some newly translated Brazilian books Sheila Glaser, New York Times
- Postcolonialism does not exist in France Haythem Guesmi, Africa is a Country
- In cold blood (reversing death) Philip Jaekl, Aeon
Nightcap
- Michel Houellebecq’s fragile world Siddhartha Deb, New Republic
- Classical liberalism vs libertarianism John McGinnis, Law & Liberty
- State capacity libertarianism is just old fashioned conservatism Samuel Hammond, Niskanen
- Meritocracy and capitalism in China today Long Ling, LRB
Nightcap
- The enemies of writing George Packer, Atlantic
- The headaches of war Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- The politics of annexation Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- Political thought in India under the British Rahul Sagar, Scroll
