- The strange death of libertarianism John Quiggan, Crooked Timber
- No sympathy for Bernie Sanders Paul Mirengoff, Powerline
- Deporting Ho Chi Minh Tom Vaizey, History Today
- The politics of American aid to the Soviets Joshua Sanborn, TLS
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Nightcap
- The United States, Iran, and the 1953 coup Gregory Brew, TNSR
- Iran, Kurdistan, and reality in 2020 Iraq Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor
- “America First” and its forgotten Senator Richard Drake, American Conservative
- “We want sound money, and lots of it” Joseph Salerno, Mises Wire
Nightcap
- Goodbye, Neal Peart Suleman Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Great economics, bad politics (Banerjee & Duflo) Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- The Golden Age of the Federal Reserve is here Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion
- Randolph Borne and the Progressives Nikhil Pal Singh, New Statesman
Nightcap
- A classical liberal view of the Iran crisis? Van de Haar & Kamall, IEA
- Great essay on state capacity libertarianism Geloso & Salter, AEIR
- The loneliness of the resistance protester Micah Sifry, New Republic
- The Woke primary is over and everybody lost Matt Welch, Reason
Nightcap
- Sir Roger Scruton (1944-2020) Johnathan Pearce, Samizdata
- Sir Roger Scruton and free market economics Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Roger Scruton’s conservatism Bradley Birzer, American Conservative
- The problem of defining civilization Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
Nightcap
- Outlaw universities (affirmative action) Michael Huemer, Fake Nous
- The case against judicial supremacy Marc DeGirolami, Law & Liberty
- Another case against executive supremacy David Cohen, Politico
- From outer space, the Earth is mostly blue Margarette Lincoln, Literary Review
Nightcap
- How the French Revolution reshaped the Catholic Church Glauco Schettini, Age of Empires
- The man who saved the Electoral College Christopher DeMuth, National Affairs
- Is the name of the country Myanmar or Burma? Mark Clifford, Asian Review of Books
- Suicide is not an act of cowardice Ken White, the Atlantic
Nightcap
- The hunt for human nature Erika Milam, Aeon
- The negative capability of a good legislator Federico Sosa Valle, NOL
- Is feminism responsible for the persistence of monarchy? Arianne Chernock, Public Books
- Poor white boys in present-day England Kenan Malik, Guardian
Nightcap
- How Japan invented Los Angeles — and reinvented American style Colin Marshall, LARB
- China’s new attempt at creating a civil religion Ian Johnson, NYT
- Liberty gained and (Protestant) power lost David French, Dispatch
- How Delhi’s Muslim rulers presided over a fusion of cultures and religions Ramachandra Guha, TLS
Nightcap
- Qassem Soleimani and deterrence Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- A grim history of civilian planes shot down Ron DePasquale, NYT
- NATO expansion into the Middle East? Caitlin Oprysko, Politico
- Imperialism in medieval Java (sea power?) WJ Sastrawan, New Mandala
Nightcap
- Russia’s brief encounter with the sexual revolution Daniel Kalder, UnHerd
- The strange death of libertarian England Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Did Iran’s missile attacks carry message for the Kurds? Dana Menmy, Al-Monitor
- A happy family beach in Puerto Vallarta Jacques Delacroix, Liberty Unbound
Nightcap
- War with Iran: the target package Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- A century of sanctions Benjamin Coates, Origins
- The tragedy of the liberal middle class Jonathan Rutherford, New Statesman
- The novel Morocco had to ban Adam Shatz, NYRB
Nightcap
- The sneaky rise of “common wisdom” in Middle East studies Peter Henne, Duck of Minerva
- War with Iran is not inevitable Hussein Ibish, Bloomberg
- The Soleimani killing leaves Iran with few options Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor
- Bernard Lewis, Edward Said, facts, ideology, and the Middle East Notes On Liberty
Nightcap
- Becoming “white”: the much-maligned notion of assimilation Peter Skerry, CRB
- Kama muta: a new term for that warm, fuzzy feeling we all get Alan Fiske, Aeon
- Moral blackmail and salvation by faith (Iran) Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Should libertarians heart state capacity? Arnold Kling, askblog
Nightcap
- The killing of General Qassem Soleimani Maximilian Popp, Spiegel
- The killing of General Qassem Soleimani Bozorgmehr & Cornish, FT
- The killing of General Qassem Soleimani Abhijnan Rej, Diplomat
- The killing of General Qassem Soleimani Jesse Johnson, Japan Times
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