China

Hong Kong: A new Iron Curtain

2020-05-23

China’s recently announced “security law” in Hong Kong further subjugates the city to mainland rule. The mainland leftists understand that the dissent in Hong Kong is not going to die down by itself. If left unchecked, these kinds of “pro-democracy” protests (which are…

political polarization

Why we should all read things we disagree with

2020-05-11

From the (reliably left, btw) Guardian, July 2019: Think Republicans are disconnected from reality? It’s even worse among liberals From the article: […] But what’s startling is the further finding that higher education does not improve a person’s perceptions – and sometimes even hurts…