The Fugitive World

The Crisis in Higher Education: A Debate with Michael Clune

When the vice president says "the universities are the enemy," let’s believe him.

Apr 20 • 

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January 2025

Thailand is preparing to deport dozens of Uyghur asylum seekers

An urgent follow-up to "The Long Road from Xinjiang"

Jan 16 • 

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On Distortion

Revisiting a journalistic (mal)practice

Jan 6 • 

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December 2024

Rear-view

What happened (to me) in 2024

Dec 28, 2024 • 

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#40. The Long Road from Xinjiang

Our two-year investigation into the Uyghur refugee crisis

Dec 20, 2024 • 

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#39. The Hasakah Base

A drive in Syria

Dec 8, 2024 • 

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October 2024

#38. A Year in Hell

Dante, Gaza, and Lebanon

Oct 10, 2024 • 

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September 2024

#37: Writing lately enjoyed

New from me: Some reflections on the life and work of James C.

Sep 10, 2024 • 

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July 2024

#36. Job, Journalism, Protest

Some updates

Jul 26, 2024 • 

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December 2023

#35. Apartheid Cartography

Gaza, Halabja, Berlin

Dec 15, 2023 • 

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July 2023

#34. Distraction

You may have noticed I’ve been away for six months—“away” from writing newsletters, at least.

Jul 10, 2023 • 

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January 2023

Little Atomies #4: Girih

Complex, indecomposable systems

Jan 26, 2023 • 

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