- The ongoing chess match between Iran and Israel Saeid Jafari, Al-Monitor
- Britain’s not-so-evil empire Daniel Bring, Modern Age
- “The point is not to win, though.” Rick Repetti, Quillette
- Exposing capitalism’s blind domination Lambert Zuidervaart, Footnotes to Plato
British Empire
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
- 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
- If Mexicans and Americans could cross the border freely (scroll down just a tad) Jacques Delacroix, Independent Review
- There is a trade-off between citizenship and migration Branko Milanovic, Financial Times
- How the British reshaped India’s caste system Sanjoy Chakravorty, BBC
- Why is the West so suspicious of Russia? Rodric Braithwaite, History Today
Nightcap
- How the Scottish left their mark on China Jessica Hanser, Aeon
- Polish military officers in the Katyn Forest Priscilla Jensen, Law & Liberty
- In defense of the missionary (style) Marilyn Simon, Quillette
- The growing of moss on a dead log Addison Del Mastro, American Conservative
Nightcap
- The Second Earl of Liverpool SJD Green, Law & Liberty
- Multilateralism is cooperative, not imperial Ankit Panda, Diplomat
- Should we worry about deplatforming? Arnold Kling, askblog
- Eating someone Lori Marino, Aeon
Nightcap
- What’s so bad about annexation? Michael Koplow, Ottomans & Zionists
- On property beyond sovereignty Kerry Goettlich, Disorder of Things
- Not all British memsahibs were racist snobs Philip Hensher, Spectator
- Why I am against economic sanctions Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
