Two professors — one from Yale University and the other from Renmin University of China — urge policymakers in Washington and Beijing to learn the “right lessons” from Cold War history in a new article on the Foreign Affairs website….
The other day, as part of my constant effort to find non-political content to vary my daily cultural diet, I started listening to a new series of YouTube podcasts about the life of Lucille Ball. Produced by Turner Classic Movies,…
Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse Cullors took a hit over the past year because of controversy over her financial dealings, including purchases of several new expensive homes in predominantly white neighborhoods. Pretty much everyone who read about the controversy immediately…
During the Pelicans vs. Wizards NBA game Monday night, Uyghur activists and allies raised “Free Uyghur” banners and the iconic flag of East Turkestan, the Uyghur homeland, in defiance of the NBA’s ties to China. Free Uyghur banner held up…
Yikes, the recent reports of Bill de Blasio as one “Warren Wilhelm Jr.” were news to me (even as news of his name change was first reported several years ago). Such was the birth name bestowed by his mother, whose…
The People’s Republic of China is celebrating. The Chinese Communist Party officially turned 100. Seventy-two of those years have been in power. The other 28 years were spent attempting to seize power. The CCP appears to have been quite successful….
If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight…
The head of counterintelligence for the Chinese Ministry of State Security may have taken a treasure trove of secrets and defected to America. The facts sound like they come straight out of a John le Carré novel, but growing rumors…
The Chinese government has carried out a massive population control campaign since the 1970s with the hope that it would generate economic prosperity. The government unremorsefully forced women to receive abortions, pressured or forced millions of women to be sterilized,…
