- Why Islamic debates over slavery still matter Bruce Clark, Erasmus
- Stealing corpses in Gabon Lionel Ikogou-Renamy, Africa is a Country
- The last of the Beatniks Kaya Oakes, Commonweal
- Subscription capitalism Tim Gooding, American Affairs
Links
Nightcap
- Indonesia is building a new capital city Niniek Karmini, Associated Press
- Blasphemy laws are quietly vanishing…in the West Bruce Clark, Erasmus
- Lonely Russia and its multipolar world Hélène Richard, Le Monde diplomatique
- Brasilia, urban planning, and spontaneous order Bruno Gonçalves Rosi, NOL
Nightcap
- Israel’s un-Machiavellian Prince Ben-zion Telefus, Duck of Minerva
- Macron’s Iranian G7 gamble Herszenhorn & Momtaz, Politico
- Why the French love to say ‘no’ Sylvia Sabes, BBC
- An ah-hah moment while shopping David Henderson, EconLog
Nightcap
- Criticizing libertarianism (meh; racism is a much bigger problem) Arnold Kling, askblog
- The Black Boys’ rebellion Michael Taube, Claremont Review of Books
- Rudyard Kipling’s American years John Butler, Asian Review of Books
- The strangling of European democracy Daniel Ben-Ami, spiked
Nightcap
- What does a post-Putin Russia look like? Jakub Grygiel, American Interest
- A primer on China’s “People’s Armed Police” Joel Wuthnow, War on the Rocks
- How can people be smart consumers, but dumb voters? Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- The imperial myths driving Brexit Alex von Tunzelmann, the Atlantic
Nightcap
- From Lahore to Lancashire: Untold stories from imperial Britain John Keay, Literary Review
- The younger sons in Jane Austen’s England had to work Richard Francis, Spectator
- How soon we forget Scott Sumner, EconLog
- Gin, sex, malaria, and American anthropology Charles King, Chronicle Review
Nightcap
- The concept of “myth” in postwar Germany Tae-Yeoun Keum, JHIBlog
- Notes on Warsaw (good comments, too) Tyler Cowen, MarginalRevolution
- What if everyone’s wrong about China? Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg
- Film criticism’s boring left turn Steven Volynets, Quillette
Nightcap
- How to flip a yield curve George Selgin, Alt-M
- How ergodicity reimagines economics Mark Buchanan, Aeon
- How to think better about debt Lou Brown, Crooked Timber
- Why even have kids in today’s world? Bryan Caplan, EconLog
Nightcap
- Migration in Europe? Where to start! Kapka Kassabova, Spectator
- Aristotle’s definition of citizenship John Hungerford, Law & Liberty
- Michelangelo’s definition of citizenship M Landgrave, NOL
- What can the Catholic Church do? John Cornwell, Financial Times
Nightcap
- The dubious logic of commodification Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- The miracle of General Equilibrium Philip Pilkington, Inference
- Orwell’s “Notes on Nationalism,” in Barcelona Deborah Levy, New Statesman
- Magical maps and island utopias Rachel Cordasco, Los Angeles Review of Books
Nightcap
- Kashmir: a tale of two mothers Swaran Singh, spiked
- Joe Biden on the bus Scott McConnell, Modern Age
- Assimilation is hard Nicole-Ann Lobo, Commonweal
- The market for neighborhoods Salim Furth, National Affairs
Nightcap
- Lessons from the East Asian economic miracle Byrne Hobart, Medium
- Confessions of an Islamic State fighter Alexander Clapp, 1843
- Russia’s vanishing summerfolk Christophe Trontin, LMD
- Too cool for Woodstock Rick Brownell, Medium
Nightcap
- Yield-curve inversion and the agony of central banking David Glasner, Uneasy Money
- Ossian’s Ride: wild Irish science fiction I’d never heard of Henry Farrell, Crooked Timber
- The pioneers of cultural relativism did a lot of good, too Patrick Iber, New Republic
- Umberto Eco: Champion of popular culture Paul Cobley, Footnotes to Plato
Nightcap
- The moral economists and the critique of capitalism Katrina Navickas, London Review of Books
- Can you step in the same river twice? David Egan, Aeon
- Don’t forget about the indigenous populations Vincent Geloso, NOL
- Anthropology and the problem of the archives Morgan Greeen, JHIBlog
Nightcap
- Is paternalism about status? Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- Is academia corrupt or just prone to fads? Jacques Delacroix, NOL
- The trade deal fetish Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- The rise of kinetic diplomacy Monica Toft, War on the Rocks
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