Nightcap

  1. Why the left keeps losing elections worldwide Jonathan Rodden (interview), Jacobin
  2. In praise of religious pilgrimages Santiago Ramos, Commonweal
  3. Conservative arguments for radical ideas Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
  4. The mysterious Pieter de Hooch Roderick Morris, TLS

Nightcap

  1. Humour in the time of Stalin Jonathan Waterlow, Aeon
  2. Liberalism and the death penalty Craig Lerner, Law & Liberty
  3. American Jews and antisemitism Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
  4. State capacity libertarianism Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution

Nightcap

  1. In praise of the “People’s Decade” Brendan O’Neill, spiked!
  2. Townes Van Zandt and Econ 101 Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
  3. Modi’s populism is the result of too much democracy Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
  4. Towards a more Faulknerian US foreign policy Bruce Jentleson, War on the Rocks

Nightcap

  1. The waning fortunes of classical liberalism John McGinnis, Law & Liberty
  2. The worst people of 2019 Liza Featherstone, Jacobin
  3. Putin’s Russia, 20 years on Marc Bennetts, Politico
  4. The cubicle archipelago Scott Beauchamp, American Affairs

Nightcap

  1. Butler Shaffer has died. Rest In Peace. David Gordon, Power & Market
  2. The last gasp of the left-liberals (the courts) Noah Feldman, Bloomberg
  3. A history of the British East India Company Zareer Masani, History Today
  4. On Germany, from the 30 Years’ War to the Nazis David Goldman, CRB

Nightcap

  1. American war crimes and collective guilt Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
  2. The fringe and the moderates on the left and the right Arnold Kling, askblog
  3. Some thoughts on the Best of Enemies series (1968) Rick Weber, NOL
  4. Impeachment, the constitution, and civil literacy Adrian Ang U-Jin, American Interest

Nightcap

  1. America’s proud legacy of liberty Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
  2. Why Marx was against individual rights David Gordon, Mises Wire
  3. How “Afrofuturism” reshaped science fiction Scott Woods, Level
  4. Labor and the art of becoming Antwaun Sargent, NYR Daily

Nightcap

  1. The Russian enigma (bitter) Lisa Gaufman, Duck of Minerva
  2. How women dominated the 2010s Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg
  3. Kleptocracy and kakistocracy in the 1990s Russia Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
  4. Governance by jury Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias

Nightcap

  1. Inching closer to star power on earth Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics
  2. Choosing between two worst case scenarios Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
  3. This is why your holiday travel is awful Marc Dunkelman, Politico
  4. The socialist cycle Bryan Caplan, EconLog

Nightcap

  1. Trump’s debt to Ron Paul? James Kirchick, NYR Daily
  2. The silver city that changed the world Peter Gordon, ARB
  3. The rise of the architectural cult Nikos Salingaros, Inference
  4. The ethics of the material world Glenn Adamson, Aeon

Nightcap

  1. Pride, prejudice, and Pushkin Donald Rayfield, Literary Review
  2. A century ago America saved millions of Russians from starvation Economist
  3. “Nature or nurture?” Yes. Dorsa Amir, Aeon
  4. When America and Russia were friends RealClearHistory

Nightcap

  1. The struggle between faith and reason Stephanie Slade, Modern Age
  2. Hippie Inc: How the counterculture went corporate Nat Segnit, 1843
  3. Capitalism uses hatred; that’s good (link fixed) Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
  4. The forgotten defense of the Falklands Patrick Crozier, Samizdata

Nightcap

  1. Central Saharan rock art Jean-Loïc Le Quellec, Inference
  2. Indigenous Japanese tattoo cultures are making a comeback Alex Martin, Japan Times
  3. 3 personality traits in the US, mapped Olga Khazan, Atlantic
  4. Humanity just had the best decade ever Matt Ridley, Spectator

Nightcap

  1. European courts have ruled in favor of Catalonia over Spain Khan & Mount, Financial Times
  2. Between God and nature: Pufendorf on power and liberty Knud Haakonssen, Liberty Matters
  3. The world that Christianity made (but does it matter?) Ross Douthat, New York Times
  4. How should the United States treat the Palestinian Authority? Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists

Nightcap

  1. Fighting China: think counterinsurgency, not war John Vrolyk, War on the Rocks
  2. Learning history Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
  3. Might disagreement fade like violence? Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
  4. Has “human rights” replaced inequality? Katharine Young, Inference