Politics

USA is still attracting talents around the world

(Excerpt from Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall) For thirty years it has been fashionable to predict the imminent or ongoing decline of the USA. This is as wrong now as it was in the past. The planet’s most...

July 24, 2022| Politics Read More

Information warfare is ever more crucial in an Internet era

(Excerpt from Mindf*ck Monday #47: The endless pursuit of truth by Mark Manson) I attended a talk (on Zoom) a few months ago given by a former official from the US State Department and he said something that kind of...

September 17, 2020| Politics Read More

The ruler needs to decide what’s best for the country, even with unpopular decisions

(Excerpt from Han Feizi translated by Burton Watson) those who do not understand how to govern invariably say, “You must win the hearts of the people!” If you could assure good government merely by winning...

August 30, 2020| Politics Read More

China will never be a democracy

(Excerpt from Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World) No. China is not going to become a liberal democracy; if it did, it would collapse. Of that, I am quite sure, and...

September 21, 2019| China, Politics Read More

China’s peaceful rise

(Excerpt from Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World) The Chinese have concluded that their best strategy is to build a strong and prosperous future, and use their...

September 21, 2019| China, Politics Read More

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