Author Archives: Will Moss

Re-Sanitized for My Protection

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Will Moss

Two Decades Walking the Lines of Self-Censorship Twenty years ago, I wrote a post on this old China blog, “Sanitized for My Protection,” in which I discussed my approach to self-censorship. The post was prompted by a reader comment asking … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Dis in History

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Will Moss

Settling a score with style on America’s biggest stage When I was in elementary school, there was a kid who teased me about my first name, which is Diccon. I’ll call him Eddy McNair. This is a made-up name because he’s … Continue reading →

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Fandom Politics

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Will Moss

When do the old rules of political communication become obsolete? Note: There are two things that have been on my mind as I observe everything happening in U.S. politics right now. I am using this space to think through them … Continue reading →

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Getting Rid of a Python

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Will Moss

Welcoming the year of the snake by remembering my weirdest pet The following is the first chapter of a memoir I have been writing about my doomed attempt to co-found an internet game company in Singapore in 1995. It is … Continue reading →

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Traditional Characters

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Will Moss

How many strokes do you want? I’m back in Taiwan this week. Since the beginning of September I’ve spent more than a month here, spread over three trips. In general, it’s been a delight! And a welcome opportunity to dust … Continue reading →

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We Can Character-Assassinate You for Wholesale

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Will Moss

The long tradition of shady PR knife work in dark alleys A few years ago, I had the exquisite experience of having my emails read back to me by lawyers.  There had been a snafu involving disclosure of financial information … Continue reading →

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Who Wants to Be On the Death Panel?

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Will Moss

PR thoughts on the murder of an insurance man Two weeks ago, Brian Thompson, CEO of big health insurer United Healthcare, was gunned down in New York. This created an epic amount of Discourse on social media, aggravated by the … Continue reading →

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Imagethief is Dead! Long Live Imagethief

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Will Moss

I surrender to the inevitable, plus a state-of-the-newsletter update In 2004, in one of the great over-reactions of my life, I moved from Singapore to China because I was bored. This was a giant adventure and a hazardous level of … Continue reading →

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Hard Right at the Airplane Mart

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Will Moss

An unexpected lecture on the politics of European immigration I went to Amsterdam for two days last week. This was a classic of hallucinatory, placeless business travel, more time on planes than in country, mostly a prisoner of the Airport … Continue reading →

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Always Check the Link!

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Will Moss

Everything on the Internet is bad or porn until proven otherwise. Oops! CNN.com: Toy manufacturer Mattel has apologized after mistakenly printing the web address of a pornographic site on the packaging of its newly launched “Wicked” dolls. Instead of pointing readers … Continue reading →

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