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10 Takeaways from Q3

AI, China, defense, national security, supply chains, the Protestant roots of Kim Il-sung’s Messiah complex, the lethality of hydrofluoric acid, and…

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In Case You Missed It...

Best of September!

Oct 3 • Phoebe Chow

good books so far this year

Homer, Shakespeare, and Kim Il Sung. Plus: nyc’s best fish head

Aug 31 • Jordan Schneider

China's Best Music in 2026 (So Far)

Jake Newby is the author of the Concrete Avalanche Substack, which covers the best music coming out of China.

Aug 14 • Jake

The 20 Most Interesting Ideas We've Found in 2026

Jul 7 • Lily Ottinger

Media Diet Q1 2026

WWI Trenches, WWII Bombers, Columbus, Magellan, Nukes

Apr 5 • Jordan Schneider

Top 10 Books of the Year of the Snake

Happy new year everyone!

Feb 16 • Jordan Schneider

Our Year in Review

Year in recap + 25 biggest US-China events of the century

Jan 15 • Jordan Schneider

Chinese AI in 2025, Wrapped

A year for the history books for the Chinese AI beat.

Dec 11, 2025 • Irene Zhang

AI, history, war, robots, abundance, political gambling

Oct 16, 2025 • Jordan Schneider

China's best short fiction of 2025

+ Jordan looking for Sept housing in the bay!

Aug 27, 2025

Policy: An Early Career Guide REVISED!

why write, how to read, advanced degrees, twitter, and learning Chinese

Jul 30, 2025 • Jordan Schneider

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