Not to gloss over the remarkable achievement of America electing its first Black president, but the heavy focus we have seen misses the point of this election entirely. Barack Obama is set to lead this country out of one of the worst periods in its history. And he will do so slowly and steadily, with [...]
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In China, all too often, criticizing any aspect of Chinese society or the government is taken as an affront to the entire country. On my blog I pretty much say whatever I want, but in my personal interactions I try to be a little more cautious. Nevertheless, it also strikes me as bizarre that talking [...]
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It is always amazing to me how much Chinese people admire America in a begrudging way. For all of the talk of American neo-imperialism, interference in other countries’ “internal” affairs and cultural hegemony, many countries still try to emulate the US. And there are few places where that is more apparent than in China.
At a [...]
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I once heard someone ask a Bush apologist if George W. was not the worst president ever, who was worse. The answer, after several moments of thought, came back Rutherford B. Hayes (it may have been someone else from the same era). The fact that someone who voted for Mr. Bush twice would have such [...]
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March 19th, 2003: President Bush announces in a joint press conference with Israeli and Palestinian leaders that the two sides would enter peace talks in Annapolis, Maryland.
July 27th 2003: President Bush announces that a framework for a two-state solution has been reached. Both Palestinian and hard-right Israeli protesters take to the streets as details emerge, [...]
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