EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 15 MIN
#9 The American Journalist Who Spied for China: Foucault, Power, and the Quiet Erosion of Loyalty
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A 50-year-old American journalist, Thomas Weir Pauken II, pleaded guilty to working knowingly as an agent for the Chinese government. We examine what this case reveals about modern power, information warfare, and how influence operates not through coercion but through ambient persuasion.
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