With the U.S. Congress recently passing and President Obama signing into law the Magnitsky Act, Russian officials can be blacklisted and punishable for "human rights violations." In response, the Russian parliament retaliated banning Americans from adopting Russian orphans. In reporting these two events, Russia Today laments the following which I thought interesting and … [Read more...] about The Art of Free Media
Archives for January 2013
Another Look at the Great Leap Forward
The Founding of the New Republic Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, two events are so controversial that they almost cannot be discussed rationally or void of politics. One of them is the Great Leap Forward of 1958, and the other being the Cultural Revolution of 1966. A reference to history cannot be avoided for any event, more so an event as significant as … [Read more...] about Another Look at the Great Leap Forward
Exploring China’s interior: Southwest 西南 Day 6: Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Exploring China’s interior: Southwest 西南 // Day 6: Chengdu 成都, capital of Sichuan Province by WanderingChina Chengdu 天府之国, capital of Sichuan province has been on the agenda for the longest time. It has retained its original city name since its founding more than two millennia ago in 311BC, the same cannot be said of many other Chinese cities. A fan of the Three Kingdoms … [Read more...] about Exploring China’s interior: Southwest 西南 Day 6: Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Supermodel Cameron Russell: “Image is Powerful” on TED
Image is indeed powerful. Following is a rare and frank talk, given by supermodel Cameron Russell, about her profession on TED. More importantly, she explains that 'beauty' in the West is a construct. As in any other society, beauty is often constructed to reflect attributes only attainable by the majority or dominant group. For those of us in the West not born with blond … [Read more...] about Supermodel Cameron Russell: “Image is Powerful” on TED
中共的生命力——后民主时代在中国开启 – “The Post-Democratic Future Begins in China” by Eric Li
In his latest essay (in both Chinese and English), Eric X. Li wrote, "Many developing countries have already come to learn that democracy doesn't solve all their problems. For them, China's example is important. Its recent success and the failures of the West offer a stark contrast." Of course, Li is not arguing that democratic systems are invalid. He merely argues that the … [Read more...] about 中共的生命力——后民主时代在中国开启 – “The Post-Democratic Future Begins in China” by Eric Li