Ernest Renan was right when he wrote over a century ago: “Forgetting, and I would even say historical error, are an essential factor in the creation of a nation, and…
Category: China
Writing on the Walls Let me string together two different events. The first was most recent. I live in an upper middle class neighborhood with virtually no vandalism. This week…
Matt Shiavenza sent me some questions about the end of this phase of Occupy Hong Kong / Umbrella Movement. I decided to share my fairly long answers. I’ll have post…
I’ve been avoiding writing about the Umbrella Movement since it began. A lot of life circumstances meant that I’ve already put too much time sharing updates and thoughts on Twitter. I…
[This post is part of the Occupy Central Series] Let’s take the Wikipedia definition of political radicalism and play with it. It is a term denoting, “political principles focused…
[This post is part of the Occupy Central Series] In this Part 1 I covered the democratic issues at stake with the Chief Executive recruitment process and what it means for…
[This post is part of the Occupy Central Series] Hong Kong might well blow up into an international news story in the next few weeks. From where I stand now,…
First, some links: SCMP has made an excellent media page, Voices From Tiananmen. My island neighbor Cedric Sam was one of the brains behind this. Andrew Jacobs and Chris…
The United States and the Philippines just signed the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), for which The Philippines government has provided a FAQ that is worth a look. This agreement…
I have been reading James Galbraith’s book The Predator State. Good reading, one of the most thorough defences of post-Keynesian economics I’ve come across in awhile. I thought his description of…