Timothy McLaughlin

Contributor

Timothy McLaughlin is a journalist based is Singapore. He is the coauthor of Among the Braves: Hope, Struggle, and Exile in the Battle for Hong Kong and the Future of Global Democracy.

Strike Gold

The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad

Apr 20, 2026 6:00 AM

Bad Bets

Shein Bet Big on Donald Trump. It Lost Big, Too

May 5, 2025 10:02 AM

Backchannel

Hong Kong Is a Troubling Case Study in the Death of Democracy

Sep 17, 2020 7:00 AM

How Hong Kong’s Protests Turned Into a Mad Max Tableau

Dec 21, 2019 7:00 PM

Extremism

The Weird, Dark History of 8chan

Aug 6, 2019 6:00 PM

Longread

How WhatsApp Fuels Fake News and Violence in India

Dec 12, 2018 7:00 AM

Case Studies

How Facebook’s Rise Fueled Chaos and Confusion in Myanmar

Jul 6, 2018 7:00 AM