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How The Police Make Money In Bangladesh (And Most Other Countries)
by VBJ on March 31, 2016

In some countries you pay taxes, in others you pay “taxes.”

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Watch Chengguan Goon Squad Beat Up The Chinese Military
by VBJ on September 8, 2013

Not even the People’s Liberation Army is immune from the violence of the chengguan.

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The Next Destination Could Lead Into My Next Era Of Travels

By VBJ

Where I go next could determine my geographic whereabouts for the next five years.

On Finding The Next Big Project

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I know it when I know it.

The Solar Eclipse That Wasn’t: Fieldnotes From The Path Of Totality, Rochester, New York

By VBJ

We traveled to the place where I grew up to watch the total solar eclipse. It was kind of like that scene in Spaceballs where they’re combing the desert.