I want to start writing some notes and observations about American propaganda work. If you'd like to support more of these short newsletters, send me a tip here My Ko-Fi Political control over media is a spectrum of moving parts. Rather than a solitary centralized board approving
Support my Writing with a Tip This international Labor day, I wanted to do a small post on the nature of work in contemporary China. Why? a) I'm Chinese b) I'm a worker c) The work includes examining labor and work in China and its challenges
Support my Writing with a Tip Stan culture is a very specific description of behavior that blends parasocial following of notable influencers, artists, actors, musicians, or athletes. Over Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms, it has its subcultures and language that has built community. For some influencers like streamer
Support my blog with a Tip Typically when we think about lynching, we rightfully connect the killings to the tremendous numbers of Black men, women and children killed during the Jim Crow Era. They were shot, beaten, and/or hung from trees throughout the Southern United States. Many of their
Support my Writing with a Tip International relations. They're not doing well right now. Trump's administration does not regard them as very important to maintain, respect or preserve. We've heard this song and dance on this blog, other blogs, and middling pundit sources before.
Leadership failures, neglect and what to aim for in 2026 Support my Opinion Writing with a Tip At the beginning of April 2025, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker made a marathon speech on the Washington Senate floor where he characterized the presidency of Donald Trump as a "grave and
Support my Writing with a tip This post is going to contain some strong language and slurs from quoted text messages by bigots J.D. Vance knows what happened to Mike Pence. He knows that Mike Pence was more or less hung out to dry and possibly left for dead
What My Fair Lady's original novel teaches us about AI Support my Writing with a Tip A sculptor, Pygmalion makes a woman, Galatea, out of clay. Because she is made to his exact standards, she is impossibly beautiful and silent. Begging the gods for her to come to
Why Charlie Kirk's legacy matters and how it will keep threatening us Support my Writing with a Tip Charlie Kirk hasn't died. Perhaps he did in body, but not in ideology. This is not a fawning eulogy to him, but a practical assessment of what he
How education is becoming less equal, more censored and sold to tech companies for scraps Support my writing with a Tip Education in the United States has been segregated, unequal and censored long before Donald Trump decided to ever run for office. Any progress to making learning more inclusive, equitable
How Eric Adams' campaign games American racial politics Send me Potato Chip Money here Hongbao. Angpao. Lucky Money. The object goes by many names, but it's synonymous with money in the various cultures that use the thin, fancy envelopes. Occasions we like to use them include but
Support my Writing and Research with a Tip The State Department this week released a curtailed version if its annual human rights report, its first under Secretary Marco Rubio. For those who haven't followed the lore to this point, Rubio essentially built his entire career bona fides in