- Lagos: Hope and Warning Armin Rosen, City Journal
- The Agonizing Death of James Garfield Rick Brownell, Historiat
- Authority Interfluidity
- Ukraine wants a national church that is not beholden to Moscow Bruce Clark, Erasmus
Links
Nightcap
- Afghanistan, corruption, and the CIA Edward Luttwak, Times Literary Supplement
- Ten years after the financial crisis John Lanchester, London Review of Books
- Aztec moral philosophy Sebastian Purcell, Aeon
- Balthus, eroticism, and censorship Lev Mendes, New York Review of Books
Nightcap
- Lake Wobegon’s Ghost Churches Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
- The Russian affinity for American stuff continues unabated Guy Archer, Moscow Times
- Avoiding World War III in Asia Parag Khanna, National Interest
- Did government decentralization cause China’s economic miracle? Hongbin Cai, World Politics
Nightcap
- If Hillary Hates Populism, She Should Love the Electoral College Ryan McMaken, Power & Market
- Why Are Some Libertarians So Conservative About Immigration? Christopher Freiman, Bleeding Heart Libertarians
- The Idea and Destiny of Europe Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
- Jobs, technical progress & productivity Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
Nightcap
- Functional Illiteracy Stephen Cox, Liberty Unbound
- Hydraulic Monetarism Nick Rowe, Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
- The “New” Monopsony Argument and the Suppression of Wages Mario Rizzo, Think Markets
- The Computer-Glitch Argument for Central Bank eCash George Selgin, Alt-M
Nightcap
- How cotton unraveled the Chinese patriarchy Melanie Meng Xue, Aeon
- Trump, conservatives, and human rights Seth Kaplan, American Affairs
- On paper, federations generally seem like a good idea Emiliano Travieso, Decompressing History
- Switzerland’s mysterious fourth language Dena Roché, BBC
Nightcap
- The politics of “now” and the fall of the world’s governing soccer body David Runciman, London Review of Books
- Nineteenth-century rappers, Corn Laws, and the rise of free trade Greg Rosalsky, JSTOR Daily
- Avocados and tamales: language lessons Joyce Bartholomae, Coldnoon
- North Korea’s ice-cream-colored totalitarianism Lena Schipper, 1843
Nightcap
- What caused the Black Death and could it strike again? Wendy Orent, Aeon
- Which cities have people-watching street cafes? Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
- Keenan’s view of the Far East Francis Sempa, Asian Review of Books
- Is neoliberalism dead? Scott Sumner, EconLog
Nightcap
- The illiberal conception of freedom Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
- The echoes of Chinese exclusion (immigration) Irene Hsu, New Republic
- The Middle Kingdom: all under heaven? George Walden, American Interest
- Have we forgotten how to die? Julie-Marie Strange, Times Literary Supplement
Nightcap
- Abu Raihan al-Biruni, an Islamic scholar from Central Asia, may have discovered the New World centuries before Columbus S. Frederick Starr, History Today
- Gendun Chopel: Tibet’s Modern Buddhist Visionary John Butler, Asian Review of Books
- Toru Dutt’s strangeness from India and the French Revolution Blake Smith, Coldnoon
- Singapore in translation Theophilus Kwek, Times Literary Supplement
Nightcap
- The road to nowhere: Manbij, Turkey, and America’s dilemma in Syria Aaron Stein, War on the Rocks
- The U.S. and Turkey Scott Sumner, EconLog
- The Kurdish issue in Turkey Barry Stocker, NOL
- Is nationalism obsolete? Rachel Lu, the Week
Nightcap
- Roosevelt, Taft, and the Nasty 1912 GOP Convention Rick Brownell, Historiat
- In praise of (occasional) bad manners Freya Johnston, Prospect
- What Should America Expect from a More Originalist Supreme Court? David French, National Review
- Why ultra-nationalists exceeded expectations in Turkey’s elections Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor
Nightcap
- Centrists against freedom Chris Dillow, Stumbling and Mumbling
- Civility and Property vs. Politics Jeff Deist, Power & Market
- Justice Kennedy Retires, and the Legal and Political Ramifications Are Immense David French, the Corner
- Religious Bric-à-Brac and Tolerance of Violent Jihad Jacques Delacroix, Liberty Unbound
Nightcap
- How did the West get religious freedom? Mark Koyama, Defining Ideas
- Are asylum rights misguided? Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
- What Does China’s 5th Research Station Mean for Antarctic Governance? Nengye Liu, the Diplomat
- The forthcoming changes in capitalism? Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
Nightcap
- Privilege Versus Paranoia Steve Salerno, Quillette
- Russia, sport, absurdity, and reality Arkady Ostrovsky, Times Literary Supplement
- Christian Zionism in America Steven Grosby, Law & Liberty
- Welcome to North Macedonia Michael Goodyear, Le Monde Diplomatique
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