Month: April 2025
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Weekly Wanderings: April 27, 2025

I only have a few stories to share in today’s post, but there’s a hefty collection of links to check out in last Tuesday’s edition if you haven’t seen that yet. This light coverage is partially due to my disinclination to read anything with a headline containing the words “tariffs” or “trade war” last week.…
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Weekly Wanderings: April 22, 2025

Thanks for joining me this week. Recommendations China Stories James T. Areddy, “The China Foe Storming State Capitols” Ben Bland, “Making sense of China-Southeast Asia relations” Jonathan Chatwin, “The Race to Type in Chinese” Chang Che, “‘You Think We’re Afraid of America?’” and “3 takeaways from my visit to Yiwu, the frontlines of the trade…
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Weekly Wanderings: April 13, 2025

Good morning and happy Sunday from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where I’ve spent the last few days. The centerpiece of my trip was yesterday’s Milwaukee Half Marathon, but I seized the opportunity to work in some extra time in another new-to-me city. I’ve eaten some really good food (though no cheese curds; not yet, at least), toured…
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Weekly Wanderings: April 6, 2025

Today marks the launch of National Library Week. It’s probably not a surprise that I love libraries: how else could I ever afford to support my reading habit? Each time I’ve moved to a new place, getting a new library card is one of the first things I do to get settled. Even when I’m…