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<item><title>Four Corners/Fairfax Levels Up to US-Class National Security Steno Work on China, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/four-cornersfairfax-levels-up-to-us-class-national-security-steno-work-on-china/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/four-cornersfairfax-levels-up-to-us-class-national-security-steno-work-on-china/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 04:00:50 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=83658</guid><description><![CDATA[There's a big to-do about an investigative thing by Australia's Four Corners/Fairfax Media concerning Chinese influence in Australia. ASIO investigation targets Communist Party links to Australian political system ASIO is the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, which curated the dossiers that Four Corners/Fairfax assiduously summarized and spun. I think the series is highly significant, perhaps not...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>15</slash:comments></item><item><title>Archaeology, Biology, Appropriation, and Empire in Honduras, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/archaeology-biology-appropriation-and-empire-in-honduras/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/archaeology-biology-appropriation-and-empire-in-honduras/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=83396</guid><description><![CDATA[The best works of art strike you the wrong way…and maybe not in the way that the artist intended. I had that feeling reading Douglas Preston’s Lost City of the Monkey God(hereinafter LCMG). LCMG is a purpose-built celebration of archaeology, technology, and adventure in the detection and partial exploration of some ruins in the jungle...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>3</slash:comments></item><item><title>North Korea, Newsbud, and China Watch, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/north-korea-newsbud-and-china-watch/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/north-korea-newsbud-and-china-watch/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 04:00:33 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=82188</guid><description><![CDATA[Readers of China Matters may have noticed there hasn’t been too much to read lately. That’s because since the beginning of the year I’ve been doing a weekly video reports for Newsbud, an online indy media outfit run by Sibel Edmonds. It started with China Watch, a weekly newsprogram that covers key China-related international affairs....]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>9</slash:comments></item><item><title>Invasion of the Pretty People, Kamala Harris Edition, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/invasion-of-the-pretty-people-kamala-harris-edition/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/invasion-of-the-pretty-people-kamala-harris-edition/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2017 04:00:24 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=81183</guid><description><![CDATA[How do you sell elite rule to a 99% electorate? Well, don’t run somebody like Hillary Clinton, a lackluster campaigner with more 1% baggage than the Louis Vuitton stock room. There aren’t many politicians who can look you in the eye and say “I work for the bankers…but I care about you” and get away...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>34</slash:comments></item><item><title>How Sick Is the Dalai Lama?, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/how-sick-is-the-dalai-lama/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/how-sick-is-the-dalai-lama/#comments</comments><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=80745</guid><description><![CDATA[I expect the PRC government has a team of spooks and doctors whose main job is to monitor the Dalai Lama’s public appearances for indications concerning his health. The Dalai Lama’s April 8 visit to Tawang probably gave them something to chew on, because he didn’t look that good to me. He was mentally acute...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>26</slash:comments></item><item><title>Ratf*Ck A Go Go! Atlanticists and MI5 Go After Trump!, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/ratfck-a-go-go-atlanticists-and-mi5-go-after-trump/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/ratfck-a-go-go-atlanticists-and-mi5-go-after-trump/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:00:56 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=80338</guid><description><![CDATA[I try to keep a certain distance from the anti-Trump circus. But I do want to put some thoughts on record, given the obsession with Trump’s Russia connection and what I see is a determined effort to minimize the British/NATO angle in the attack on Trump. My personal feeling is that there are significant swaths...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>11</slash:comments></item><item><title>Crouching Tiger, Leapin’ Lizards! the Great Wall Comes to America, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/crouching-tiger-leapin-lizards-the-great-wall-comes-to-america/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/crouching-tiger-leapin-lizards-the-great-wall-comes-to-america/#comments</comments><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=79586</guid><description><![CDATA[Here are embeds to my two most recent videos for Newsbud. They pair together nicely as they track the evolving stories on Pakistan/Afghanistan and North Korea. Trump may be sucking all the oxygen out of the mediasphere, but the usual suspects are still out there conducting the usual business of murder and mayhem. The most...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>20</slash:comments></item><item><title>Trump Strategy Keys on Iran, Sanctions...And China, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/trump-strategy-keys-on-iran-sanctions-and-china/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/trump-strategy-keys-on-iran-sanctions-and-china/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2017 05:00:12 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=79118</guid><description><![CDATA[My latest Newsbud video looks at signals from Secretary of Defense Mattis' trip to Asia and what it means for the South China Sea, East China Sea, and North Korea flashpoints. For now, Trump Asia policy looks pretty mainstream.One point I make in the piece is that Trump isn't necessarily eschewing bloody American military mischief;...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>3</slash:comments></item><item><title>China, Copper, and Conservation at Mes Aynak, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/china-copper-and-conservation-at-mes-aynak/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/china-copper-and-conservation-at-mes-aynak/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 05:00:44 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=78985</guid><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan, as a crossroads of empire and a key stage in the Silk Road, is dotted with important archaeological sites that go back 5000 years and can provide insights into the evolution of civilizations across Asia and, in fact, civilization itself. Most of these sites are beyond the reach of the Afghan government’s woefully underfunded...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>2</slash:comments></item><item><title>From Mao...To Mandopop, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/from-mao-to-mandopop/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/from-mao-to-mandopop/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=78870</guid><description><![CDATA[Over the last month, I’ve been busy making videos for Newsbud, the indie news outfit run by Sibel Edmonds. Don’t be a free media leech! Go to newsbud.com, view my stuff, retweet it, and pay a few bucks and become a member! My most recent Newsbud video keyed off the CCTV New Year’s Gala to...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>5</slash:comments></item><item><title>Ratf*Ck 2017: Our Murrow Moment, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/ratfck-2017-our-murrow-moment/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/ratfck-2017-our-murrow-moment/#comments</comments><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 05:00:05 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=78779</guid><description><![CDATA[I’m doing some video and text work for Sibel Edmond’s Newsbud. Visit the site and support them. Please! And read my article about the TPP and NAFTA! The TPP Is Now Deader Than Ever Thanks to Trump. Double please! Recommend it to your friends! We’re now in the “Murrow moment” phase of liberal journalism i.e....]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>6</slash:comments></item><item><title>If You Want to Punch a Real Fascist, Go to India, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/if-you-want-to-punch-a-real-fascist-go-to-india/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/if-you-want-to-punch-a-real-fascist-go-to-india/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2017 22:00:19 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=78682</guid><description><![CDATA[If by fascist, you mean “adherent of a movement determined to seize state power with the help of violence committed by a disciplined and armed auxiliary, if necessary, to reorder society to achieve extra-constitutional, self-defined racial or ethnic objectives embodied by a charismatic leader”, that is. Narendra Modi and his BJP party, in my reading,...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>149</slash:comments></item><item><title>Would Buzzfeed Have Published the Martin Luther King Sex Tape?, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/would-buzzfeed-have-published-the-martin-luther-king-sex-tape/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/would-buzzfeed-have-published-the-martin-luther-king-sex-tape/#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=78384</guid><description><![CDATA[Kompromat--the term for the acquistion and exploitation of compromising material, often of an embarrassing sexual nature--is very much in the news today, thanks to the allegation that Russian security services have dirt on Donald Trump and are blackmailing him to follow Kremlin policies. On Martin Luther King Day, we can remember a great American--and one...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>15</slash:comments></item><item><title>Is Obama Behind the Hit on Trump? How the Deep State Game Is Played, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/is-obama-behind-the-hit-on-trump-how-the-deep-state-game-is-played/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/is-obama-behind-the-hit-on-trump-how-the-deep-state-game-is-played/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 05:00:44 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=78330</guid><description><![CDATA[It's now publicly accepted that the CIA, factions in the CIA, whatever, object to Trump and are making life difficult for him. The interesting question is, is President Obama just a passenger on the runaway Deep State train, thoughtlessly rattling through his hollow valedictories, or is he the conductor? or the engineer? I was struck...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>3</slash:comments></item><item><title>Thank You for Support for Nicholas Wilson Crowdfunder, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/thank-you-for-support-for-nicholas-wilson-crowdfunder/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/thank-you-for-support-for-nicholas-wilson-crowdfunder/#comments</comments><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=78329</guid><description><![CDATA[Thanks to all who contributed, retweeted, shared, and cared during the crowdfunded campaign to pay up HSBC whistleblower Nicholas Wilson's arrears and fees on his home mortgage.The campaign was a rousing success and provides Mr. Wilson some peace of mind and a few months' respite.Thank you again and best wishes to readers of China Matters...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>0</slash:comments></item><item><title>Please Help HSBC Whistleblower Nicholas Wilson Stay In His Home, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/please-help-hsbc-whistleblower-nicholas-wilson-stay-in-his-home/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/please-help-hsbc-whistleblower-nicholas-wilson-stay-in-his-home/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2016 05:00:15 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=78110</guid><description><![CDATA[In the course of researching an article on five HSBC whistleblowers for CounterPunch magazine, I got to know one of them, Nicholas Wilson from the UK. Wilson, a lawyer, exposed a sleazy bit of business in which HSBC’s personal finance unit loaded its debt recovery with millions in improper fees. He lost his job while...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>6</slash:comments></item><item><title>Elvis+Xmas, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/elvisxmas/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/elvisxmas/#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=77997</guid><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump has made China hot takes a busy and profitable enterprise. Thanks to his tweetings on Taiwan and other matters, I've put up a clutch of essays on Asia Times: November 23, 2016: Atlas Stumbled explores implications of a transactional Trump diplomacy for the tottering US pivot and its promise that China would fall...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>6</slash:comments></item><item><title>America Accelerates Its Asian Decline in Afghanistan, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/america-accelerates-its-asian-decline-in-afghanistan/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/america-accelerates-its-asian-decline-in-afghanistan/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 05:00:59 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?p=74627</guid><description><![CDATA[A lot of government/media misdirection going on concerning Afghanistan. I read the tea leaves over at Asia Times in a piece on Ashraf Ghani’s public lovefest with Nadendra Modi at the “Heart of Asia” conference. Pakistan and China were there, but got precious little “heart”. The piece is titled “The hole at the Heart of...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>24</slash:comments></item><item><title>Is America Ready for a War on White Privilege?, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/is-america-ready-for-a-war-on-white-privilege/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/is-america-ready-for-a-war-on-white-privilege/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 05:00:40 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=74501</guid><description><![CDATA[In my opinion, all political campaigns are identity based. Shaking the money tree to the tune of $1 billion + it now takes to run a national campaign demands access to big money, deference to capital, and a willingness to promote political loyalties on the basis of identity, not class. George Soros is not going...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>147</slash:comments></item><item><title>Great Game on the North Korea Chessboard, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/great-game-on-the-north-korea-chessboard/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/great-game-on-the-north-korea-chessboard/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 05:00:58 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=74459</guid><description><![CDATA[I have a piece up at Asia Times on Donald Trump’s North Korea options: waste it, sanction it (and China), or have a burger with Kim Jong Un: Trump, North Korea, bombs, and burgers. “Kinda crippling sanctions” got another workout at the UN on November 30, highlighting a point I made in the piece that...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>4</slash:comments></item><item><title>PRC Catastrophism Collides with Trump Catastrophism, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/prc-catastrophism-collides-with-trump-catastrophism/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/prc-catastrophism-collides-with-trump-catastrophism/#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=74385</guid><description><![CDATA[I don’t share the US FP handwringing over Trump’s retreat from overarching multilateral initiatives in favor of bilateral engagements in Asia. The point of the complex multi-lateral arrangements—the pivot, rebalance, whatever you want to call it, and TPP—were intended to position the United States as the “indispensable nation” in Asia, the glue that was needed...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>9</slash:comments></item><item><title>Kanye West and the Case of the Missing 400,000 Black Male Votes, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/kanye-west-and-the-case-of-the-missing-400000-black-male-votes/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/kanye-west-and-the-case-of-the-missing-400000-black-male-votes/#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=74204</guid><description><![CDATA[At a concert in California, Kanye West told the crowd that "he hadn't voted...but if he had he would have voted for Trump." West is a media provocateur and his utterances are primarily a useful indicator of what is most likely to push people's buttons. But he's not the only outlier. The anti-Trump forces have...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>15</slash:comments></item><item><title>After Hamilton: Soros the Musical?, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/after-hamilton-soros-the-musical/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/after-hamilton-soros-the-musical/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2016 05:00:44 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=74188</guid><description><![CDATA[In my opinion, the most revealing American political event in the last decade was the Democratic Party’s embrace of Hamilton, Not Just The Musical, and in the process doing a 180 away from Jeffersonian populism. Hamilton: An American Musical 's identity as a liberal touchstone in these troubled times was affirmed when the audience boo’d...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>5</slash:comments></item><item><title>The Ghost at the Abe-Trump Banquet: Nobusuke Kishi, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/the-ghost-at-the-abe-trump-banquet-nobusuke-kishi/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/the-ghost-at-the-abe-trump-banquet-nobusuke-kishi/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 05:00:24 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=74155</guid><description><![CDATA[Understandably, a lot of the coverage analyzing the impact of Trump on Japan has emphasized the negative: Trump is a trade-war guy, he wants Japan to pay more for bases, he’d be happy to stand aside as Japan slugged it out in some military encounter with North Korea, he’s pulled the plug on TPP… Quite...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>26</slash:comments></item><item><title>Asian Auto-da-fé: Trump and the Pivot, by Peter Lee</title><link>https://www.unz.com/plee/asian-auto-da-fe-trump-and-the-pivot/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/plee/asian-auto-da-fe-trump-and-the-pivot/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2016 05:00:49 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lee]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=74051</guid><description><![CDATA[I have not one but two! posts up at Asia Times on the Trump shock. Hillary is Gone; Will the Pivot Live On? The US Pivot to Asia: Death by Trump In my opinion, the pivot was always an auto-da-fé, an act of faith: a cumbersome, expensive, difficult, and onerous strategy that ran counter to...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>10</slash:comments></item></channel></rss>