I remember in early 1960s, I read a book of short stories of science fiction from Eastern Europe in which one portrayed the future of mankind as one bloated capitalist lamenting that he owned everything with robots manufacturing products which no one can afford to buy, in fact the planet is dying with him as the last one. I also read the Michael Lewis book "The Big Short", in … [Read more...] about U.S. in Crossroad
Archives for January 2016
DPP Wins in Taiwan
The writing has been on the wall for KMT's chances in the election this time around for some time. As I had discussed earlier, the battle between DPP and KMT in the 2016 election is not about independence vs. status quo as it had been 8 years back when Taiwan elected Ma Ying-jeou, or 16 years ago when Taiwan elected Chen Shui-Bian. That battle had been won long ago, with this … [Read more...] about DPP Wins in Taiwan
The West has Affluenza Moral Universalism: An argument for a balanced view of morality in China
Moral Universalism, as often headlined by "Universal Human Rights", is the philosophical concept that some Universal moral standard applies universally to all individuals, regardless of their culture, race, religion, gender, nationality, etc. Yet, in implementation, Moral Universalism and "Universal Human Rights" have led to a kind of twisted moral standard, where collateral … [Read more...] about The West has Affluenza Moral Universalism: An argument for a balanced view of morality in China
China’s Obsolete Economic Strategy?
New York Times editorial board published an editorial this morning trying to give advice that's so laughable and I immediately wrote a comment to rebut them. "I think NYT should have more editorials about the direction of U.S. economy and government policies than China's. What you complain about China doesn't really hold water. 1. Despite the trigger of stock market … [Read more...] about China’s Obsolete Economic Strategy?