August 2020 – The Scholar's Stage

When “Engagement” Backfired: The Story Behind Pro-Communist Private Enterprise

29 August, 2020Monied Interests, Narrative, The Middle Kingdom, Wealth

Image source Min Ye’s The Belt Road and Beyond: State-Mobilized Globalization in China 1998–2018 is an interesting, if dense, examination of Chinese development politics. I dislike the jargon Ye has invented to convey her ideas, but am delighted with the evidence she marshals in support of her arguments. Ye wants to focus our understanding of […]

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How To Win An Election

27 August, 2020By The People, Cognition, Community, Electoral Intrigues

Image Source Eric Levitz has a thought provoking interview with David Shor up over at New York Magazine. Shor is a electoral whiz kid who seems to have been making waves in the world of liberal polling for some years, but only came to national prominence a few months ago when he was fired from […]

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This is Not The American Cultural Revolution

05 August, 2020By The People, History, Narrative, The Middle Kingdom, To My Countrymen, Tyranny

A book to read before making a poor analogy. Earlier this week I was interviewed by Erik Torenberg, for his podcast “Venture Stories.” The podcast was wide ranging; among other things, we discussed my posts “The World Twitter Made,” “On Cultures That Build,” “China Does Not Want Your Rules Based Order,” my on-going critique of […]

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When “Engagement” Backfired: The Story Behind Pro-Communist Private Enterprise

How To Win An Election

This is Not The American Cultural Revolution

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