With a new position at the Catholic University of America and funding from a rightwing think tank, Guangcheng takes on a new challenge: strengthening his English. We examine why this became such a top priority for Guangcheng and his patrons, what it means to traverse borders and negotiate between languages, and how Guangcheng’s political beliefs are translated by different audiences in a country that elected Donald Trump.
Foreign lobbying and what Bob Woodward taught us about Trump's foreign policy
Trump's racist South Africa conspiracy theory
Revoking John Brennan's security clearance
"Space Force all the way!"
Devastation in Syria and Yemen
Bassem Youssef: doctor, comedian, enemy of the Egyptian state
Wanted by Putin and rage tweeting at Iran
Trump's disastrous European vacation
The politics of the World Cup with Roger Bennett
“Abdi American”
Cyber war
Hunting terrorists
North Korea nothingburger?
Obama's legacy after Trump
White House extremists
Trump's hostage policy
North Korea and Gaza
Trump shreds the Iran deal
Ronan Farrow
The CIA's tortured history
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