{"id":50,"date":"2022-02-11T17:59:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T22:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/walterhatch\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:14:55","slug":"columns-and-blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/walterhatch\/columns-and-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Columns and Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here is a link<\/a> to my blog. Also, feel free to read my columns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Case for Iran Having Nukes” (Post Alley, 6\/30\/25)
https:\/\/www.postalley.org\/2025\/06\/30\/the-case-for-iran-having-nukes\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Slow Walk of U.S. Marines from Okinawa” (Responsible Statecraft, 2\/27\/25)
https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/okinawa-base-withdrawal\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Competing ‘nationalisms’ led to shocking showdown in Seoul” (Responsible Statecraft, 12\/05\/24)
https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/yoon-martial-law-korea\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Election leaves Japan in a mess” (Responsible Statecraft, 10\/29\/24) https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/japan-election\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“China hawks dominate pool for Japan’s next prime minister” (Responsible Statecraft, 9\/16\/24)
https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/japanese-election\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“No, Tim Walz is not a Manchurian Candidate” (Responsible Statecraft, 8\/8\/24) https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/tim-walz-china-policy\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Okinawa’s Colonial Trap” (Post Alley, 9\/11\/22) https:\/\/www.postalley.org\/2022\/09\/11\/okinawas-colonial-trap\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Myanmar Coup and the Craft of Politics” (Overture, 2021) http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/walterhatch\/files\/2022\/05\/Hatch_Myanmar-Coup_Overture_2021.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Why conservative think tanks thrive in liberal Seattle” (Crosscut, 12\/20\/18)
https:\/\/crosscut.com\/2018\/12\/why-conservative-think-tanks-thrive-liberal-wa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The alarming rise of Asian nationalism” (Seattle Times, 10\/22\/12) https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/opinion\/op-ed-the-alarming-rise-of-asian-nationalism\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10081,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/walterhatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/walterhatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/walterhatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/walterhatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10081"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/walterhatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/walterhatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/walterhatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions\/310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/walterhatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}