- Putin’s “Century of Betrayal” speech Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- Religious discrimination in late imperial Russia Volha Charnysh, Broadstreet
- The future of NATO Jason Davidson, War on the Rocks
- Secession and international alliances go together Edwin van de Haar, NOL
Russian culture
Nightcap
- The global recession of classical liberalism John McGinnis, Law & Liberty
- Where are we making progress? Scott Sumner, EconLog
- Anthropology has turned its back on its legacy Peter Wood, Spectator
- The spiritual space of Rus Vs. NATO Nathan Gardels, Noema
Nightcap
- The miseducation of America’s elites Bari Weiss, City Journal
- Fear, loathing, and surrealism in Russia Emina Melonic, Law & Liberty
- Cancelling Adam Smith Brian Micklethwait, Samizdata
- Artificial Intelligence and humanity Kazuo Ishiguro (interview), Wired
Nightcap
- The highway to serfdom (pdf) Gus DiZerega, Cosmos + Taxis
- Russia’s greatest river Farah Abdessamad, ARB
- A marketplace and a temple (h/t Michalis) Michael Kulikowski, LRB
- “politics are now entirely a consumer-branding exercise” Antonio Garcia-Martinez, TPR
Nightcap
- More on Alberto Alesina’s contributions to economics Alberto Bisen, ProMarket
- Khawaja on Cowen on nursing homes Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- How does Black Lives Matter translate? Olga Korelina, Meduza
- The politics of disorder Kieran Healy, Crooked Timber
Nightcap
- Pandemics as an externality Robin Hanson Overcoming Bias
- The 21st century sucks Scott Sumner, MoneyIllusion
- Farewell, Mr President Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth
- Tolstoy wrote stories for children John Kuhner, LARB
Nightcap
- A crisis of mundane absurdity Pascal Bruckner, City Journal
- Can economic multilateralism survive? Jean Pisani‐Ferry, Economic Affairs
- On Louër’s Sunnis and Shi’a Karen Taliaferro, Law & Liberty
- In Russia, death becomes you Sophie Pinkham, The Nation
Nightcap
- Why were there so many Germans in Russia? Georgy Manaev, RB
- Did they miss the French Revolution? Edward Dougherty, Asia Times
- Culture and institutions Alesina & Guiliano, JEL
- Ireland’s nationalist turn Yasmeen Serhan, the Atlantic
Watson my mind … while I walk the streets of Moscow
I’m running a teacher training program this week in Moscow. While I will have wordier thoughts later, this piece of street art needs no commentary:
Nightcap
- Russia’s brief encounter with the sexual revolution Daniel Kalder, UnHerd
- The strange death of libertarian England Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling
- Did Iran’s missile attacks carry message for the Kurds? Dana Menmy, Al-Monitor
- A happy family beach in Puerto Vallarta Jacques Delacroix, Liberty Unbound
Nightcap
- The Russian enigma (bitter) Lisa Gaufman, Duck of Minerva
- How women dominated the 2010s Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg
- Kleptocracy and kakistocracy in the 1990s Russia Branko Milanovic, globalinequality
- Governance by jury Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
Nightcap
- Pride, prejudice, and Pushkin Donald Rayfield, Literary Review
- A century ago America saved millions of Russians from starvation Economist
- “Nature or nurture?” Yes. Dorsa Amir, Aeon
- When America and Russia were friends RealClearHistory
Nightcap
- Why the early German socialists opposed the world’s first modern welfare state Adam Sacks, Jacobin
- Russia’s twin Soviet nostalgias Anna Nemtsova, Atlantic
- Is our economists learning? Ryan Cooper, American Prospect
- An excellent history of China in Ghana Joseph Hammond, Diplomat
Nightcap
- Antisemitism, Zionism, and the changing politics of the Left David Feldman, Financial Times
- Revolutionary postcards in imperial Russia Donald Rayfield, Literary Review
- Dreamtime social games (better institutions) Robin Hanson, Overcoming Bias
- In defense of the people Roslyn Fuller, spiked!
Nightcap
- Putin’s star is fading Leonid Ragozin, Politico
- White nationalism…and green Elizabeth Chatterjee, London Review of Books
- The aerostat as a symbol of the Republic Chanelle Reinhardt, Age of Revolutions
- The struggle over 1989 Iacob, Mark & Ruprecht, Eurozine
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