- Western Christianity and the idea of India Jason Fernandes, Asian Review of Books
- Meet the new spice barons Wendell Steavenson, 1843
- Cultural evolution vs. memetic evolution Arnold Kling, askblog
- The emerging political costs of partial annexation Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
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- And?
- Should he?
- Can globalization be reversed? (II) John Quiggin, Crooked Timber
- Buchanan and de Jasay David Gordon, Modern Age
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- Making immigration great again John Fonte, Claremont Review of Books
- The post-Brexit paradox of ‘Global Britain’ Sophia Gaston, the Atlantic
- Tyler Cowen interview on mostly geopolitics Assaf Uni, Globes
- The many faces of Muhammad Tom Holland, Spectator
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- Stop trying to use monetary policy for your ideological whims Joakim Book, Adam Smith Institute
- The lighthouse never justified state intervention Vincent Geloso, Adam Smith Institute
- California lawmakers haven’t learned their lesson on rent control Ethan Blevins, the Hill
- Ideas were not enough Mark Koyama, Aeon
(Yes, these are all Notewriters contributing op-eds to professional outlets. Fear not! They’re still around.)
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- Espionage and the Catholic Church Aaron Bateman, War on the Rocks
- Can globalization be reversed? John Quiggin, Crooked Timber
- Getting rich is glorious (scroll down) Pierre Lemieux, Regulation
- Africa’s lost kingdoms Howard French, New York Review of Books
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- The rise of millennial socialism Gavin Jacobson, New Statesman
- Class is still the defining force shaping our lives Kenan Malik, Guardian
- Are the Russians forging an ’empire’ in Africa? Maxim Matusevich, Africa is a Country
- Against conservative cultural defeatism David French, National Review
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- White saviors abroad – social doctors at home? Tine Hanrieder, Duck of Minerva
- The case against Woodrow Wilson Philip Conway, et al, Disorder of Things
- Tragedy, statecraft, and world order Neville Morley, War on the Rocks
- “All leaders are constrained by their underlings” Rick Weber, NOL
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- How the Arabic language spread Barnaby Rogerson, History Today
- Post-Ottoman ethnic cleansing Christopher Kinley, Origins
- Legal decentralization and the Ottoman Empire NOL
- Fear of a gold planet Larry White, Alt-M
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- The promise of liberalism in a world of groups Mark Koyama, Areo
- Becoming a man William Buckner, Quillette
- Choosing your own family Nora Caplan-Bricker, New Republic
- Home sweet home (California) Kerry Jackson, City Journal
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- Human rights as a troubling neoliberal project Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann, Los Angeles Review of Books
- Liberals forgot that working for freedom is hard Richard Reeves, Literary Review
- Multi-party kleptocracies rather than illiberal democracies Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- The demise of the Gandhi dynasty Krishnadev Calamur, the Atlantic
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- Clarence Thomas on abortion Ross Douthat, New York Times
- Death and the Shadow Docket Will Baude, Volokh Conspiracy
- The future of European populism Chris Shaw, Libertarian Ideal
- The Mongol Empire’s turn to commerce Bryn Hammond, Asian Review of Books
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- Foucault in California, dropping acid Eric Bulson, Times Literary Supplement
- Tiananmen and the New Authoritarianism Ian Johnson, New York Review of Books
- Is philosophy conservative or progressive? Matt McManus, Areo
- David Hume’s book burning bonfire Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
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- When Europeans came to Asian shores Chris Nierstrasz, Aeon
- The origins of the military-intellectual complex Daniel Bessner, New Republic
- Notes from the Islamic Republic of Iran Bill Merritt, Liberty
- Switzerland’s little-known fifth language Molly Harris, BBC
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- Monarchy in American political thought Zach Bates, JHIBlog
- Make school hard again John Nye, Reason
- Nationalism’s dividends Liah Greenfeld, American Affairs
- Lysistrata among the hippies Titus Techera, Law & Liberty
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