“Rabbit Talk” in the Year of the Rabbit
In the famous Chinese classical poem “The Ballad of Mulan,” there is a line describing rabbits. “The male rabbits’ feet flutter, female rabbits’ eyes blur; two rabbits run on the ground, how to tell if one’s male or female?” Many people have overthought the literal meaning of this quote, trying to explain the characteristics of […]
Parenting: A Letter of Contrition
My son is in junior high school. One day, he came home and told me that he was asked by his teacher to write a letter of apology for an incident in music class that day. At first, I was surprised to hear this, because music is an elective class, so according to my own […]
The Spiritual in Art
Born in London in 1960, Andrew Graham-Dixon is one of the leading art critics and presenters of arts television in the English-speaking world. He has presented numerous landmark series on art for the BBC, including the acclaimed A History of British Art, Renaissance and Art of Eternity, as well as numerous individual documentaries on art and artists. He has […]
Lost in Paradise: Denali National Park
Nature couldn’t be more resplendent than in Alaska, which prides itself on iconic landscapes and breathtaking scenery. Along with Fairbanks, which attracts visitors internationally for its mystifying sight of the swirling aurora borealis, the Denali National Park and Preserve is indisputably Alaska’s other jewel in the crown. Cut across by the Alaska Range, the century-old […]
Brand New Discovery of Fast Radio Burst from Milky Way Grips Scientists
“It’s not often that scientists get to discover and study a brand new phenomenon; a fresh new puzzle to talk about,” says McGill astrophysicist, Victoria Kaspi. “It’s currently an open mystery.” Scientists have, for decades, been observing mysterious bursts of powerful emissions–some discharging more energy than 500 million Suns–coming from far beyond our own Milky […]
CCP Virus “Worse than Chernobyl” Says U.S. Senator Tom Cotton
Senator for Arkansas and military veteran, Tom Cotton says China should be held accountable and pay for the CCP virus that has become a pandemic. “I have every confidence,” he said on Thursday, “America will once again marshal the resolve, toughness, and genius of our people to overcome the serious threat to our health and […]
Trump Mulling Actions to Recover Pre-Communist Era Chinese Debt
President Donald Trump’s next move in dealing with Beijing may be one for the history books, literally. The American Bondholders Foundation holds $1.6 trillion of century-old Chinese debt that it wants the Trump administration to help redeem. Worldwide, there are outstanding claims on an estimated $6 trillion or more of Chinese bonds sold before the […]
Taiwan’s Zero New Cases Miracle
EDITORIAL: The Wuhan Virus pandemic is yet to reach its peak on a global scale. The number of infections worldwide has exceeded three million and the death toll is well over 200,000–that’s even with certain countries like Iran, Ecuador and of course, China massively understating their figures. Even before Wuhan City entered into lockdown, neighbouring […]
Senator Scott Rick’s Concerns on Stimulus Bill
On the day the Senate was set to vote on the CARES Act, a few of my colleagues and I found out that the bill did not cap Unemployment Insurance benefits at the employee’s previous salary, which we believed to be a drafting error. This means that workers could make more money by not working […]
China Biggest Threat to Presidential Election, Says Barr
Attorney General William P. Barr says China poses the biggest threat to the U.S. 2020 presidential election–even more so than Russia. “In my opinion, it’s China. And not just to the election process, but I think across the board there is simply no comparison. China is a very serious threat to the United States geopolitically, […]