- Can Ottoman nostalgia be a good thing? Peter Gordon, Asian Review of Books
- Ottomanism, Nationalism, Republicanism Barry Stocker, NOL
- What is global history? One good answer (and one not so good answer) Krishan Kumar, Times Literary Supplement
- The world without the moon Caleb Scharf, Life, Unbounded
nostalgia
Nightcap
- Will UCLA ever escape John Wooden’s shadow? ESPN
- The politics of the classics in Japan John D’Amico, JHIBlog
- When Pakistan had jazz and cabarets in abundance Ali Bhutto, Guardian
- Lego vs. Lepin Rob Fisher, Samizdata
Nightcap
- Is Heaven’s Gate really a bad movie? Rick Brownell
- You can’t go home again, America Emma Ashford, War on the Rocks
- Nostalgia and democracy Seth Cotlar, Age of Revolutions
- Aleppo after the fall Robert Worth, New York Times Magazine
Nightcap
- The lost cause of the confederation Michael Koplow, Ottomans and Zionists
- When Concorde was the future Stuart Nathan, 1843
- Young and Russian in DC Ben Schreckinger, Politico
- The 50-year fall of the American middle class Regina Munch, Commonweal
Nightcap
- Sexual Harassment’s Legal Maze Rachel Lu, Law & Liberty
- Why the argument for democracy may finally be working for socialists rather than against them Corey Robin, Crooked Timber
- How much value does the Chinese government place on freedom? Scott Sumner, EconLog
- Authoritarian Nostalgia Among Iraqi Youth Marsin Alshamary, War on the Rocks
Nightcap
- Modernism without industrialism Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon
- Adam Smith’s suspicions about democracy Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- Left-wing nostalgia Sean Cashbaugh, H-socialisms
- The importance of Richard Pipes (RIP) Jacob Heilbrunn, National Interest
