Here you will find a list of my published analysis, journalism, and policy writing.<\/p>\n
Reportage, Analysis, and Argument<\/strong><\/p>\n Taiwan’s Recall Vote and Its Implications<\/a> The Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on Taiwan<\/a> China’s Political Mobilization Challenge<\/a> Power Moves: Politics and Culture in the CCP Why Beijing is Bringing Big Tech to Heel<\/a> Illiberal China<\/a> The Great Socialist Bake Off<\/a> The Sincere Indignation of Simon Leys<\/a> Breakfast in Guangzhou: Dim sum<\/em><\/a> Breakfast in Meitan, Guizhou: Youcha tang<\/em><\/a> China’s Whack-a-Mole Housing Boom<\/a> The End of Poverty in China: A Tale of Two Villages<\/a> Breakfast in Beijing: Jidan guan bing<\/em><\/a> Counter-Urbanization<\/a> Once in Poverty, China’s Taobao Villages Have Found a Lifeline<\/a> Chongqing’s Number One Noodle Obsessive<\/a> Higher Red<\/a> Donald Trump and the Heads-I-Win-Tails-You-Lose Strategy<\/a> China’s Charitable Turn<\/a> Why is the Pollution So Bad in Beijing?<\/a> China Takes Federalism Further Than the US, and the Safety Net is Paying the Price<\/a> Big Whopper Economics<\/a> The Past and Future of America’s Social Contract<\/a> Moving Past the Low-Wage Social Contract<\/a> How Not to Help the Poor: The Lesson of Soaring College Prices<\/a> Why American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality<\/a> Big Business Isn\u2019t Investing in People Anymore, So Big Government Has To<\/a> Expand Social Security to Cover Larger Portion of Retirement Needs<\/a> Social Security as Solution, Not Problem<\/a> The Tax-Break Myth: They’re Not Really For the Middle Class<\/a> U.S. Leaves Working Families in the Lurch<\/a> Forbes<\/em> Josh Freedman<\/a>, contributor on economics and higher education<\/p>\n\n\n Policy Papers and Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Paying for Greying: Re-evaluating China’s Pension System<\/a> America’s Debt Problem: How Private Debt is Holding Back Growth and Hurting the Middle Class<\/a> Pay More, Get Less<\/a> Beyond the Low Wage Social Contract<\/a> Renewing the American Social Contract: A New Vision for Improving Economic Security<\/a> Expanded Social Security<\/a>
Foreign Policy Research Institute (July 2025)<\/p>\n
Foreign Policy Research Institute (July 2025)<\/p>\n
The Diplomat <\/em>(Oct 2024)<\/p>\n
Frieze<\/em> (Mar 2021 issue)<\/p>\n
Foreign Affairs <\/em>(Feb 2021)<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Review of Books<\/em> China Channel (Sept 2019)<\/p>\n
Jacobin<\/em> (Sept 2019)<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Review of Books<\/em> China Channel\u00a0(March 2018)<\/p>\n
Roads and Kingdoms (August 2017)<\/p>\n
Roads and Kingdoms (July 2017)<\/p>\n
CityLab\/The Atlantic<\/em>\u00a0(July 2017)<\/p>\n
World Policy Journal (Summer 2017 issue; paywalled)<\/p>\n
Roads and Kingdoms (June 2017)<\/p>\n
Pacific Standard<\/em> (April 2017)<\/p>\n
Quartz<\/em> (February 2017)<\/p>\n
Roads and Kingdoms (December 2016)<\/p>\n
Washington Monthly<\/em> (November 2016 issue)<\/p>\n
(September 23, 2016)<\/p>\n
Foreign Affairs<\/em> (July 28, 2016)<\/p>\n
Priceonomics (Jan 4, 2016)<\/p>\n
Vox (Aug 31, 2015)<\/p>\n
Washington Monthly<\/em> (March 2014 issue)<\/p>\n
The Atlantic<\/em> (Dec 19, 2013)<\/p>\n
Reuters<\/em> (Sept 11, 2013)<\/p>\n
The Atlantic<\/em> (Jul 10, 2013)<\/p>\n
The Atlantic<\/em> (May 16, 2013)<\/p>\n
Quartz<\/em> (May 7, 2013)<\/p>\n
Sacramento Bee<\/em> (Apr 10, 2013)<\/p>\n
Reuters<\/em> (Apr 3, 2013)<\/p>\n
The Atlantic<\/em> (Nov 8, 2012)<\/p>\n
CNN.com<\/em> (Sep 27, 2012)<\/p>\n
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China Policy (June 1, 2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New America Foundation (co-author) (Sept 11, 2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New America Foundation (April 30, 2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New America Foundation (co-author) (Sept 11, 2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New America Foundation (co-editor) (Apr 29, 2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New America Foundation (co-author) (Apr 3, 2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n