Here is a link to my blog. Also, feel free to read my columns:
“Homelessness in Seattle: We Can’t Unsee it” (Seattle Times, 12/28/25) https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/homelessness-in-seattle-we-cant-unsee-it/
“The Case for Iran Having Nukes” (Post Alley, 6/30/25)
https://www.postalley.org/2025/06/30/the-case-for-iran-having-nukes/
“Trump’s tariff tsunami will hurt consumers at home, alliances abroad” (Seattle Times, 4/11/25)
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/trumps-tariff-tsunami-will-hurt-consumers-at-home-alliances-abroad/
“The Slow Walk of U.S. Marines from Okinawa” (Responsible Statecraft, 2/27/25)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/okinawa-base-withdrawal/
“Competing ‘nationalisms’ led to shocking showdown in Seoul” (Responsible Statecraft, 12/05/24)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/yoon-martial-law-korea/
“Election leaves Japan in a mess” (Responsible Statecraft, 10/29/24) https://responsiblestatecraft.org/japan-election/
“Japan’s new PM may have a bone to pick with the U.S.” (Responsible Statecraft, 9/28/24)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/japan-new-prime-minister/
“China hawks dominate pool for Japan’s next prime minister” (Responsible Statecraft, 9/16/24)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/japanese-election/
“No, Tim Walz is not a Manchurian Candidate” (Responsible Statecraft, 8/8/24) https://responsiblestatecraft.org/tim-walz-china-policy/
“Telling Tragic Stories: Paul Harding and Maine’s Malaga Island” (Post Alley, 10/28/23)
https://www.postalley.org/2023/10/28/telling-tragic-stories-novelist-paul-harding-and-maines-malaga-island/
“The illusion of detente between South Korea and Japan” (Seattle Times, 9/8/23)
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-illusion-of-detente-between-south-korea-and-japan/
“Love thy (homeless) neighbor: From fear to fellowship hosting Tent City 3” (Seattle Times, 6/23/23)
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/love-thy-homeless-neighbor-from-fear-to-fellowship-hosting-tent-city-3/
“Fear of China increases the risk of Conflict” (Seattle Times, 4/23/23) https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/fear-of-china-increases-the-risk-of-conflict/
“Why WA Third Flipped Democratic: A Tale of Two Cities” (Post Alley, 11/16/22) https://www.postalley.org/2022/11/16/why-wa-third-flipped-democratic-a-tale-of-two-cities/
“Okinawa’s Colonial Trap” (Post Alley, 9/11/22) https://www.postalley.org/2022/09/11/okinawas-colonial-trap/
“After the Assassination of Abe, Will Japan Tilt Right?” (Seattle Times, 7/12/22) https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/after-the-assassination-of-abe-will-japan-tilt-right/
“The Problem: Putin’s Brain or Putin’s Braintrust” (Post Alley, 3/10/22) https://www.postalley.org/2022/03/10/the-problem-putins-brain-or-putins-braintrust/
“The Myanmar Coup and the Craft of Politics” (Overture, 2021) http://web.colby.edu/walterhatch/files/2022/05/Hatch_Myanmar-Coup_Overture_2021.pdf
“With the coronavirus surging, compassion is more important than ever” (Seattle Times, 3/20/20)
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/with-the-coronavirus-surging-compassion-is-more-important-than-ever/
“Crime is rare in Seattle — unless you ask my neighbors on Nextdoor” (Crosscut, 4/12/19)
https://crosscut.com/2019/04/crime-rare-seattle-unless-you-ask-my-neighbors-nextdoor
“Why conservative think tanks thrive in liberal Seattle” (Crosscut, 12/20/18)
https://crosscut.com/2018/12/why-conservative-think-tanks-thrive-liberal-wa
“Cornel West accused Ta-Nehisi Coates of being a neoliberal. Does neoliberalism still mean anything?” (Washington Post, 1/23/18) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/01/23/cornel-west-accused-ta-nehisi-coates-of-being-a-neoliberal-so-does-neoliberal-still-mean-anything/
“North Korea is nuclear: Live with it, and help it feel less cornered” (Seattle Times, 8/22/17)
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/north-korea-is-nuclear-live-with-it-and-help-it-feel-less-cornered/
“Evergreen story highlights how white liberals get it wrong” (Crosscut, 6/5/17)
https://crosscut.com/2017/06/evergreen-story-highlights-how-white-liberals-get-it-wrong
“The alarming rise of Asian nationalism” (Seattle Times, 10/22/12) https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/op-ed-the-alarming-rise-of-asian-nationalism/
“Culture matters as two countries — China and Japan — deal with disaster” (Seattle Times 8/12/11)
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/culture-matters-as-two-countries-8212-china-and-japan-8212-deal-with-disaster/
“Asian neighbors aren’t amused by Japan’s selective memory” (Seattle Times 8/12/05)
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/asian-neighbors-arent-amused-by-japans-selective-memory/