How China infiltrated the U.S. classroom. Over at POLITICO, our own Ethan Epstein has a good look at how China has used soft power to exert influence with American students via funding “Confucius Institutes.”
Confucius says read the whole thing.
Journalism fight! HLN’s Ashleigh Banfield got a nastygramfrom Babe.net’s Katie Way for her impassioned critique of the Aziz Ansari story. Way, someone new to journalism, attacked Banfield not for what she said, but for how she looked:
Banfield fired back:
Banfield goes on to assume Way missed her coverage as a war correspondent, including interviews with Yasser Arafat, suggesting she’s too young to know about history. Read the whole thing at Mediaite.
GOOORKA. Now in the private sector, Dr. Sebastian Gorka—the President’s favorite Hungarian defender—testified before a House committee to discuss the White House’s response to ISIS. Only, that’s not what Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) wanted to discuss. The Washington Examiner has the report. Members of Congress often hijack hearings to demean those testifying, which is annoying, but this is something. Even one of the Democratic aides in the background is burying his face in his hand.
The Soviets and Pepsi. This Atlas Obscura write up of how Pepsi wormed its way into the Soviet Union is a fascinating read. Pepsi even was bartered old ships for its concentrate because of the economic constraints at the time.
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