C.T. Liotta's Blog, page 20
October 19, 2020
I Was a U.S. Diplomat. Customs and Border Protection Only Cared That I Was Black. | POLITICO
I would present four forms of identification—my diplomatic passport, U.S. passport, ID granted by the Mexican government, and my SENTRI card—which were regularly waved away. Officers would say they didn’t believe I worked at the U.S. Consulate and refuse to even look at my documents.
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The Transformation of Diplomacy | Foreign Affairs
Steve Bannon and Team Trump knew exactly where to strike when it blew up the State Department: the diverse people that comprised it.
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October 18, 2020
Thailand protests: ‘My father is blinded by his love for the monarchy’ | BBC News
As Thailand grapples with the role of its monarchy under its new king, rifts between generations become more frequent.
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October 12, 2020
What if Christopher Columbus wasn’t Italian? | BBC Reel
What if Christopher Columbus were not Italian, but instead a Portuguese nobleman? Would Italian-Americans continue to revere him?
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Should an Asian writer write black characters? | NYT
An Asian writer asks NYT ethicist Kwame Anthony Appiah whether she has permission to write black characters. My thoughts on his response.
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October 8, 2020
Thai AirAsia gets started at 2nd hub | Bangkok Post
Thai AirAsia, normally operating out of Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok, is about to start service to and from Suvarnabhumi International.
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October 6, 2020
Publishers Worry as Ebooks Fly off Libraries’ Virtual Shelves
Waitlists for eBooks are a form of manufactured scarcity. The COVID pandemic has exposed tensions between publishers and librarians.
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October 5, 2020
Ind. Man Found Dead in Ditch May Have Been Poisoned by Mushrooms | PEOPLE
An Indiana woman appears to have botched the murder of her husband, whom she poisoned with mushrooms and left in a ditch.
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October 1, 2020
An Uphill Battle for Italy’s Beach Vendors | DER SPIEGEL
From Der Spiegel: Italy's beach vendors are often immigrants from Africa. Rising unemployment and xenophobia is making life more difficult.
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September 28, 2020
15 Mysterious Facts About ‘The Hardy Boys’ | Mental Floss
Edward Stratemeyer's Hardy Boys books were never meant to be wholesome morality tales, but gripping adventures that kids could enjoy.
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