Mitchell Blatt
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Mitchell Blatt (Facebook: @MitchBlattPolitics) is a columnist and writer based in Korea. He covers foreign affairs and culture, particularly issues related to Korea and East Asia politics. He has contributed to outlets like the South China Morning Post, the Korea Times, the Shanghai Daily, USA Today, Roads & Kingdoms, and China.org.cn. Read some of his articles at www.ChinaTravelWriter.com. Learn more at www.Mitchell Blatt.com. |
May 26, 2023
- Violent crime and media bias in the US
- The U.S. undeniably has problems with already high and rising levels of violent crime and murder. Most Americans of all political stripes agree. It's just that the right wing and left wing emphasize different narratives surrounding crime.
May 25, 2023
- Will the US default on its debt?
- The Republican Party is playing political games with its debt ceiling, wanting the U.S. to default so that it can in turn make President Biden look bad.
May 22, 2023
- Racist terrorism is threatening US
- White supremacist terrorists are responsible for 84% of the terrorist attacks committed against the United States, jeopardizing peace in the country and putting many innocent lives at risk.
May 17, 2023
- Child labor push in US
- Right-wing legislators seem intent on getting more kids in the workplace in an attempt to solve "labor shortages." There aren't labor shortages. There are shortages of workers willing to work for poverty wages.
May 16, 2023
- The paranoia that fuels American gun violence
- America is fueled by a paranoid mode of discourse that has been present in the country's politics and society for at least two centuries but which is now manifesting in even more senseless violence due to a proliferation of guns.
April 28, 2023
- Japan's historical revisionism on display at Yasukuni
- Continuing visits and offerings made by right-wing Japanese politicians to the soldiers and war criminals interred at Tokyo’s notorious Yasukuni Shrine reflect the very real problem of the Japanese government's denial of history.
March 17, 2023
- America and two distinct failures of industry
- The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the derailment of the Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals in Ohio reveal holes in the American regulatory system that is failing to protect ordinary citizens.
March 10, 2023
- How a massive train incident shook a sleepy American town
- Many questions remain as to who and what is responsible for the derailment of a freight train carrying hundreds of tons of toxic chemicals in Ohio last month.
February 25, 2023
- The importance of tea historically and today
- Tea is one of the world's great social drinks. But it hasn't always been this way.
February 24, 2023
- American school shootings shake international students
- The frequency of shootings in the U.S. is cutting lives short and coloring perceptions of the country, with students and tourists thinking twice before visiting.
