- 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
Links
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
Nightcap
- Why the left keeps losing elections worldwide Jonathan Rodden (interview), Jacobin
- In praise of religious pilgrimages Santiago Ramos, Commonweal
- Conservative arguments for radical ideas Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- The mysterious Pieter de Hooch Roderick Morris, TLS
Nightcap
- Humour in the time of Stalin Jonathan Waterlow, Aeon
- Liberalism and the death penalty Craig Lerner, Law & Liberty
- American Jews and antisemitism Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- State capacity libertarianism Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
Nightcap
- In praise of the “People’s Decade” Brendan O’Neill, spiked!
- Townes Van Zandt and Econ 101 Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Modi’s populism is the result of too much democracy Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
- Towards a more Faulknerian US foreign policy Bruce Jentleson, War on the Rocks
Nightcap
- The waning fortunes of classical liberalism John McGinnis, Law & Liberty
- The worst people of 2019 Liza Featherstone, Jacobin
- Putin’s Russia, 20 years on Marc Bennetts, Politico
- The cubicle archipelago Scott Beauchamp, American Affairs
Nightcap
- Butler Shaffer has died. Rest In Peace. David Gordon, Power & Market
- The last gasp of the left-liberals (the courts) Noah Feldman, Bloomberg
- A history of the British East India Company Zareer Masani, History Today
- On Germany, from the 30 Years’ War to the Nazis David Goldman, CRB
Nightcap
- American war crimes and collective guilt Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- The fringe and the moderates on the left and the right Arnold Kling, askblog
- Some thoughts on the Best of Enemies series (1968) Rick Weber, NOL
- Impeachment, the constitution, and civil literacy Adrian Ang U-Jin, American Interest
Nightcap
- America’s proud legacy of liberty Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
- Why Marx was against individual rights David Gordon, Mises Wire
- How “Afrofuturism” reshaped science fiction Scott Woods, Level
- Labor and the art of becoming Antwaun Sargent, NYR Daily
Nightcap
- The Russian enigma (bitter) Lisa Gaufman, Duck of Minerva
- How women dominated the 2010s Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg
- Kleptocracy and kakistocracy in the 1990s Russia Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- Governance by jury Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
Nightcap
- Inching closer to star power on earth Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics
- Choosing between two worst case scenarios Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
- This is why your holiday travel is awful Marc Dunkelman, Politico
- The socialist cycle Bryan Caplan, EconLog
Nightcap
- Trump’s debt to Ron Paul? James Kirchick, NYR Daily
- The silver city that changed the world Peter Gordon, ARB
- The rise of the architectural cult Nikos Salingaros, Inference
- The ethics of the material world Glenn Adamson, Aeon
Nightcap
- Pride, prejudice, and Pushkin Donald Rayfield, Literary Review
- A century ago America saved millions of Russians from starvation Economist
- “Nature or nurture?” Yes. Dorsa Amir, Aeon
- When America and Russia were friends RealClearHistory
