SamuelGabrielSG 10 hours ago

America’s student loan system is broken, and fixing it will require more than temporary relief, payment pauses, or another round of political promises.

Bankruptcy, Not Forgiveness: It Is Time to Completely Reform America’s Student Loan System

America’s student loan system is broken, and fixing it will require more than temporary relief, payment pauses, or another round of political pro...

SamuelGabrielSG 16 hours ago

This cuts through a lot of noise.

United Front Work and Women’s Organizations

Women are not a narrow political constituency.

SamuelGabrielSG yesterday

This made me stop and think.

Pax Silica: Building the AI World Order

Most people have never heard of Pax Silica.

SamuelGabrielSG yesterday

Thoughtful piece. Take a look.

Youth Organizations and the Formation of Future Political Intermediaries

Political systems do not reproduce themselves automatically.

SamuelGabrielSG 2 days ago

SamuelGabrielSG 2 days ago

Worth the few minutes. Genuinely.

Returned Overseas Students and the Politics of Expertise

For more than a century, Chinese students have traveled abroad to acquire knowledge that reformers, governments, universities, and businesses belie...

SamuelGabrielSG 4 days ago

Good read on where things are heading.

The Sparrows Sent Against Us: A History of the Honey Trap in American Espionage

From KGB "swallows" to LinkedIn recruitment — how seduction became intelligence's most durable weapon

SamuelGabrielSG 4 days ago

SamuelGabrielSG 5 days ago

This is the kind of analysis that ages well.

United Front Work and China’s Legal Profession

Lawyers occupy an unusual position in every political system.

SamuelGabrielSG 5 days ago

United Front Work and China’s Legal Profession

Lawyers occupy an unusual position in every political system.

SamuelGabrielSG 5 days ago

https://x.com/stealthmedical1/status/2086968539945251214

SamuelGabrielSG 6 days ago

Thoughtful piece. Take a look.

Influencers, Livestreamers, and Online Celebrities in United Front Work

Political influence once depended heavily on control of institutions.

SamuelGabrielSG 1 week ago

The Chinese Communist Party inherited a political vocabulary built around classes familiar to the industrial and agrarian world of the twentieth century.

The United Front and China’s New Social Strata

The Chinese Communist Party inherited a political vocabulary built around classes familiar to the industrial and agrarian world of the twentieth ce...

SamuelGabrielSG 1 week ago

Thoughtful piece. Take a look.

China’s Eight Minor Parties: Political Parties Without Opposition

China is commonly described as a one-party state.

SamuelGabrielSG 1 week ago

SamuelGabrielSG 1 week ago

This one's worth a read.

How the CCP Builds Its Future Ruling Class — Starting With Students

Inside the vast youth apparatus that identifies, cultivates, and connects tomorrow's political intermediaries decades before they reach power

SamuelGabrielSG 1 week ago

This is the kind of analysis that ages well.

The Role of Personal Relationships in China’s Political System

Political systems operate through institutions, laws, offices, and formal procedures.

SamuelGabrielSG 1 week ago

This one's worth a read.

The Political Uses of Invitations, Banquets, and Delegations

An invitation can appear to be one of the least threatening instruments in international politics.

SamuelGabrielSG 2 weeks ago

When Xi Jinping became general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, united front work was already a permanent part of China’s political system.

Xi Jinping and the Global Expansion of United Front Work

When Xi Jinping became general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, united front work was already a permanent part of China’s politi...

SamuelGabrielSG 2 weeks ago