I was casually browsing through Transparency International's website, and noticed something peculiar - even though citizens of the Republic of Georgia have a much higher opinion of their country's ability to deal with corruption in their country relative to their counterparts in the US, and a much more optimistic outlook on the future of public institutions, Georgia ranks 55th … [Read more...] about Perceptions of corruption in the US and PRC – not exactly what one would expect
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Rich Texas teen kills 4, injures 2, gets away with slap on wrist
I wanted to follow up on YinYang's previous post about racial privilege by providing an example of another form of privilege in the US justice system - class privilege. I posted this story (reported through a different source) under the comments section in his post. But since more details have surfaced, I wanted to highlight this story in its own post because it reinforces … [Read more...] about Rich Texas teen kills 4, injures 2, gets away with slap on wrist
Two bicycle thieves, two reactions from society
Have you ever wondered what "white privilege" is? The following segment is produced by ABC to highlight the American public's racial bias towards Whites and Blacks. For good measure, it adds a twist - by adding a "beautiful" blonde as the final case. It is a short segment and totally worth watching. Now think about this - when everything Chinese - the people, the … [Read more...] about Two bicycle thieves, two reactions from society
China “Withholding” Visas From Foreign Journalists. Plenty of Self-Censorship At Home.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-withholds-visas-nyt-bloomberg-reporters-21144608 This is apparently a continuation of an old story of how China is "expelling" foreign journalists en masse. However, there are some conflicting details in the story itself. "Withholding" visas means they accepted the applications, but won't issue the the visas. However … [Read more...] about China “Withholding” Visas From Foreign Journalists. Plenty of Self-Censorship At Home.
Chinese Interpretation of Property Rights
This post is supposed to be respond to @ersim and @Black Pheonix but grow into the following: I want to note that before Qin re-united the country, the title of huang(皇) and di(帝) mean sage or saint. The Qin king combined that title and make it huangdi(皇帝) which becomes the title emperor. And I also want to say that before the Xia dynasty, leader in China is elected rather … [Read more...] about Chinese Interpretation of Property Rights