- The lowest bid universe Caleb Scharf, Life, Unbounded
- How to govern locally from the left Daniel Jadue, Jacobin
- Changing places with Europe Scott Sumner, EconLog
- South Africa heads to the polls Michael Onderco, War on the Rocks
Links
Nightcap
- What does the word “liberal” mean? Nathan Schlueter, Law & Liberty
- Shadows and lights of globalization Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- How countries use passports as a geopolitical tool Krishnadev Calamur, the Atlantic
- China’s struggle for India’s ocean Francis Sempa, Asian Review of Books
Nightcap
- The case for empathy Elizabeth Segal, Aeon
- Christianity: an internationalist perspective Ross Douthat, New York Times
- Who’ll defend freedom? Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Judy Shelton speaks up for the gold standard David Glasner, Uneasy Money
Nightcap
- The year the singularity was cancelled Scott Alexander, Slate Star Codex
- The nature of sex Andrew Sullivan, Interesting Times
- We should firmly shut the open door William Ruger, Law & Liberty
- What’s different about the Sri Lanka attacks? Krishnadev Calamur, Atlantic
Nightcap
- Law, Judgement, Republicanism Barry Stocker, NOL
- Economics in the ancient world? Lucas G Freire, NOL
- Auftragstaktik: Decentralization in military command Kevin Kallmes, NOL
- Burn the Witch Michelangelo Landgrave, NOL
Nightcap
- Notre Dame is a magnificent monument to a misunderstood age Rachel Lu, the Week
- A rock, a human, a tree: all were persons to the Classic Maya Sarah Jackson, Aeon
- ‘A Painter Not Human’ Ingrid Rowland, New York Review of Books
- The Joe Miller model David Gordon, Africa is a Country
Nightcap
- The Ottoman origins of capitalism (pdf) Kerem Nisancioglu, Review of International Studies
- The book on Marx that Arendt never finished Geoffrey Wildanger, Boston Review
- An insider’s perspective of the Algerian War Lincoln Krause, War on the Rocks
- The racing cheetahs of the 1930s Jennifer Noonan, Damn Interesting
Nightcap
- Good riddance to cultural Christianity James Rogers, Law & Liberty
- When failure succeeds Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Interest rates and the gold standard Larry White, Alt-M
- Trump’s America, Netanyahu’s Israel Adam Shatz, London Review of Books
Nightcap
- What can we learn from the Islamic State Katherine Brown, Disorder of Things
- The early years of Christianity Jay Parini, Literary Hub
- Russia and the Arabs agree on the U.S., but not on Iran Marianna Belenkaya, Al-Monitor
- Ninotchka: a rare anti-communist film David Henderson, EconLog
Nightcap
- Shaka Jacob Ivey, Age of Revolutions
- Stalin Jeremy Friedman, Modern Age
- Saladin Jason Burke, Spectator
- Shakespeare Geoffrey Marsh, TLS
Nightcap
- Japan’s new imperial era Thisanka Siripala, the Diplomat
- The sad decline of American democracy Scott Sumner, EconLog
- Understanding Israel Brent Sasley, Duck of Minerva
- The last struggle of the Yanomami Alma Guillermoprieto, NYRB
Nightcap
- How a burning cathedral rebukes a divided Catholic Church Ross Douthat, New York Times
- Bombay’s 19th century factory workers Arun Kumar, Aeon
- Why the European Elections will be painful to watch for some Remainers Simon Wren-Lewis, mainly macro
- John Mearsheimer’s nationalist straight jacket Paul Miller, Law & Liberty
Nightcap
- The making of an Anti-Semitic myth Jacob Soll, New Republic
- Lessons from Greece Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion
- Identity norms Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- South Korean courts and Japanese diplomacy Masao Okonogi, the Diplomat
Nightcap
- The eye of the needle, again John Quiggin, Crooked Timber
- The audible universe Nick Nielsen, Grand Strategy Annex
- “They don’t want the wage system to go away. They just want to run it.” Thomas Knapp, TGC
- The making of Soviet Kazakhstan Joshua Bird, Asian Review of Books
Nightcap
- Marxism for Tories Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Open Borders and self-determination Eric Mack, Bleeding Heart Libertarians
- The 2nd Amendment and public housing Eugene Volokh, Volokh Conspiracy
- It’s time to start watching Japan’s best military sci-fi series Robert Beckhusen, War is Boring
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