Vivia Chen, Ex-Careerist

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Killing Journalists
I've been warned to stay clear of the entire subject. But as a journalist, I find it impossible to ignore this most recent murder of four journalists in…
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Stop Blaming Career Women for the Falling Fertility Rate
Short of forcing women to bear children, birth rates will likely continue to shrink.
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Is Justice Roberts a Dolt? Pam Bondi Seems to Think So.
The DOJ filed a complaint against federal judge James Boasberg for making "improper" comments that could lead the chief justice astray. Is the DOJ…
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July 2025

The Art of Melania
Welcome to another edition of my carefully curated news. Today, I'm featuring Melania's vision for the Kennedy Center, Trump's artistry, terror in the…
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Was that Davis Polk Associate Asking for It?
Ryan Powers defied the firm's orders to stop publishing political articles and got fired. Was he heroic, naive or full of himself?
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Postcard from Brittany and Normandy
Mont-Saint-Michel was awesome, more than deserving of the hype. The food? Not so much. My latest travel edition.
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June 2025

Funny, Sad, Stupid News
Welcome to another edition of my curated news. On my plate: socialists in my backyard, the baby terrorism czar, journalists in peril, literary fashion…
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Now Trending: White Supremacist Legal Scholarship
An avowed Nazi won an academic award for his work advocating white supremacy at the University of Florida. Is this the bold, new direction of legal…
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HELL YEAH, I WAS THERE
Some of my liberal cohorts thought I was wasting my time. Others thought I was being reckless. Maybe they're right.
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Yellow Peril 2.0
I am a naturalized American citizen. I came to this country legally. My slate is squeaky clean. I have no rational reason to be afraid. Yet I am.
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May 2025

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