Escape From America: Natal, Brazil

A U.S. expatriate with advice for Americans looking to escape the “land of the free”

Oriental Ways

Linh Dinh reflects on life in downtown Saigon

Disruptive Uncle Sam, Rising Eurasia and Murky Pittsburgh

Uncle Sam must bully, harangue, mindlessly lecture, stage false flags, lie nonstop and maintain endless war. Drenched in blood, he’s a dead man walking

Nation Above All

With communism discredited for everyone but Western bourgeoisie posers, Vietnamese Communists have resorted to the old standby, nationalism, for their legitimacy

Sunstroked Observations from the Orient

For an endlessly bullying, bombing and chest-thumping nation, the US has produced a staggering number of books and films about its own demise, writes Linh Dinh

Blacks, Jews and You

More incisive, insightful commentary from Linh Dinh

Reading Crimes

Philly is much more dangerous than Saigon, writes Linh Dinh. There are entire areas that are best avoided, even in daylight. No such menacing ghettos exist in all of Vietnam

A Servant’s Tale

Listening to tales of poverty and want in downtown Saigon, Linh Dinh wonders if similar tales of material woe will soon be heard in the U.S.

Of Ants and Asskicking

The myth of American invincibility means that many Americans are still willing to be sent anywhere to fight anybody, for any reason, no matter how bogus

Genitalia as Social Constructs

As Stalin said, “Education is a weapon,” and there is a concerted effort by the state, media and academy to neuter the American mind.

Last Philly Glimpses

Linh Dinh takes leave of a purposely imploding nation and bids farewell to some colourful characters

Melting Pots, New Identities and Flowering Barbarism

With population and sense of entitlement constantly rising, against resources rapidly depleting, a state of constant war, nearly everywhere, is the best we can hope for