Our blog has been around for 5 months. Judging from our site traffic and the comments we get (over 12,600 and counting, plenty of them insightful), we are doing quite well. However, some readers' comments paint a very different picture. … [Read more...] about (Foolsmountain Admin) A fool’s reflection
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Farewell, Chairman Hua
Overshadowed by the Olympics, the news of the passing away of a former supreme leader of China, Hua Guofeng 华国锋, on August 20, 2008 wasn't particularly noticed by many. I would like to use this post to pay respect to Chairman Hua, as he was once called when I was in my childhood, and offer condolences to his family and friends. … [Read more...] about Farewell, Chairman Hua
(Letter) Jesse Owens, Hitler and Olympics (narratives and history as it really happened)
This belongs to the "random musing" category. What's your take? In some quarters, the Beijing Olympics were compared to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. During the debates of that IMHO ill-conceived moniker "Genocide Olympics", Jesse Owens' name was often used. A dominant narrative was that in 1936 the more progressive United States, sent in some black athletes such as Jesse Owens … [Read more...] about (Letter) Jesse Owens, Hitler and Olympics (narratives and history as it really happened)
The Creationist Myth of Chinese Nationalism
Written by Tang Buxi - May 6th, 2008 The LA Times follows in the footsteps of the New York Times in publishing an article discussing Chinese nationalism. See the LA Times article here , and previous NY Times editorial here. These articles do insert some much-needed balance into the Western understanding of Chinese nationalism. The LA Times article is especially notable for … [Read more...] about The Creationist Myth of Chinese Nationalism