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Societies Change, but the Beer Remains the Same

Posted on October 28, 2015October 29, 2015 by Mitchell Blatt
“Societies Change, but the Beer Remains the Same”, published in Roads and Kingdoms on October 28, 2015 333 Beer in Saigon Food vendors pushed three-wheeled carts down the street. Motorcycl... Read More

Keep Speaking Spanish, Jeb Bush

Posted on October 2, 2015January 3, 2018 by Mitchell Blatt
“Keep Speaking Spanish, Jeb Bush”, published at The Federalist on October 2, 2015 Every night, Ellen’s bar is filled with the chatter of people speaking foreign languages. There’s some... Read More

Stuart Stevens On Taking The Field, From Football To The Presidency

Posted on September 16, 2015May 16, 2016 by Mitchell Blatt
“Stuart Stevens On Taking The Field, From Football To The Presidency”, published in Roads and Kingdoms on September 16, 2015 In 2012, Stuart Stevens helped Mitt Romney secure a prize many people c... Read More

Don’t let history of WWII control today’s policy

Posted on September 2, 2015September 11, 2015 by Mitchell Blatt
“70th anniversary a time for reflection”, published in China.org.cn on September 2, 2015 The September 2nd anniversary of Japan signing the papers of surrender aboard the USS Missouri in T... Read More

How American Expats Can Represent Their Country

Posted on June 18, 2015September 11, 2015 by Mitchell Blatt
“How American Expats Can Represent Their Country”, published in The Federalist on June 18, 2015 I was standing on stage wearing a pink Hello Kitty shirt, Hello Kitty glasses, a wig, and a ... Read More

Finding Buddha in Putuo Shan

Posted on April 2, 2015November 30, 2015 by Mitchell Blatt
“Finding Buddha in Putuo Shan”, published in Panda Guides on April 2, 2015 In the lobby of Ningbo Train Station, black market taxi drivers and cheap guesthouse operators are yelling at eve... Read More

Being a Man in Mongolia

Posted on November 1, 2014January 25, 2019 by Mitchell Blatt
Published in Map Magazine (Nanjing), November 2014 A Buddhist wearing bright red robes drove me to the Chinggis Khaan International Airport. He spoke almost no English, but somehow I understood he was... Read More

The EU and the conflict between Good Policy and Good Politics

Posted on October 29, 2014August 17, 2015 by Mitchell Blatt
“The EU and the conflict between Good Policy and Good Politics”, published in China.org.cn on October 29, 2014 On October 9, the U.K. Independence Party sent tremors through the British es... Read More

Our Mistaken Search for “Authenticity”

Posted on September 22, 2014September 2, 2017 by Mitchell Blatt
“Our Mistaken Search for ‘Authenticity'”, published in map magazine in September 2014 On TripAdvisor, many of the reviews of Jinli Pedestrian Street in Chengdu criticize the popular ... Read More

Partying With China’s Rich

Posted on August 18, 2014August 17, 2015 by Mitchell Blatt
“The Sobering Experience of Partying With China’s Rich,” published at Vagabond Journey on August 12, 2014 The wooden table had a red tablecloth over it and a glass plate over the tablecl... Read More
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