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Dylan Levi King

Madame Mao’s Nietzschean Revolution

As Mao Zedong’s wife, Jiang Qing helped lead China’s Cultural Revolution with a Nietzschean philosophy of art. Through revolutionary operas and ballets, she sought a heroic consciousness that could transform society.

Dylan Levi King Posted on March 17, 2023May 16, 2023

Yamagami Tetsuya’s Revenge

In 2022, Yamagami Tetsuya assassinated Japan’s former leader in revenge for his ties to the Unification Church. But Japan’s cults look to become more powerful as its social order decays.

Dylan Levi King Posted on February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

The Genealogy of Chinese Cybernetics

Qian Xuesen helped China gain nuclear weapons and theorized Dengist cybernetics. Although a brilliant physicist, he made dangerous missteps as an advisor to power.

Dylan Levi King Posted on October 17, 2022October 31, 2022

Environmentalism in One Country

North Korea is regrowing its forests in a program of nationalist ecology. As environmental crises unfold, other countries will come to share its strategy.

Dylan Levi King Posted on June 15, 2022September 5, 2022

The Empire of the Golden Triangle

Southeast Asia’s Golden Triangle is the home of criminal militias and corrupt politicians. With quiet Chinese support, one man has made it his empire.

Dylan Levi King Posted on March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

The Second Death of Jiao Yulu

The party cadre Jiao Yulu embodied a Chinese political culture with room for experiments and risk-taking. Xi’s turn to digital technocracy may threaten its survival.

Dylan Levi King Posted on November 18, 2021December 9, 2021

Japan’s New Aoyama Clan

While in Tokyo for the Summer Olympics, I instead saw the spectacle of Japan’s aspiring new elites.

Dylan Levi King Posted on September 6, 2021September 6, 2021

Ketamine and the Return of the Party-State

To understand the return of China’s party-state, look no further than its love affair with ketamine.

Dylan Levi King Posted on June 23, 2021July 16, 2021

China’s Exit to Year Zero

China’s talented message board theorists crafted an industrial vision now embraced by Xi. Will their successors tear it all down?

Dylan Levi King Posted on April 9, 2021July 16, 2021
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