Archive - The Stationary Bandit

David Armitage on Civil Wars

A fun but silly book

May 17 •

North Wallis Weingast Flops

I’m sorry to report back that North, Wallis, and Weingast’s book was pretty much all downhill from the introduction.

May 4 •

April 2025

Thinking about Autocracies

Beginning my quest to learn more about what explains the differences between dictatorships and democracies.

Apr 22 •

February 2025

Merryman and Perez-Perdomo on European Legal History

My disappointments with a common narrative

Feb 12 •

December 2024

Olson in Context

Putting Olson's paper in conversation with some other hits of early state formation literature.

Dec 28, 2024 •

Stationary Bandits and the Law

Mancur Olson on State Formation, Democratization, and Rule of Law

Dec 6, 2024 •

November 2024

Introducing The Stationary Bandit

A Blog about States and Legal Systems

Nov 15, 2024 •

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