Former Jewish residences in Shanghai. Photo by the author, ©1990 UrbisMedia-Ltd.
The synagogue, just a few blocks from where I live, looks at first, with its Paladian architecture and stained-glass
Vol.105.7: LET HONG KONG BE HONG KONG (PART 2): AN OPEN LETTER TO XI JIN PING
Dear Jinping (if I may presume the familiar),
Have you read through Part One of this posting? Hopefully you have an attention span that it exceeds that of the current President of
Vol.105.7: OUR BETTER ANGER
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
Vol.105.6: Rockets Into Russia
I begin this post with a confession, or maybe it’s just an admission. But it’s controversial and I’m taking the chance that some readers might be pissed off at me. But in the interests of
Vol.105.5: THE FARMER AS WELFARE QUEEN
Last week Trump announced his promise to give another $19 billion in support to the farmers who have been economically injured by his trade war with China. That gift, of course, is likely
Vol.107.4: KLEPTONOMICS II, Mêiguórén Gönggòngxíngzheng
Or, how I (accidentally) prevented the People’s Republic of China from ripping off my “intellectual property”.
We all know that among the complaints that the US likes to lodge against
Vol.107.3: LAND OF KLEPTONOMICS
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One aspect of the rationale for Donald Trump’s ramped up the trade war with the PRC is that the Chinese are deceitful thieves (see, it takes one to know one) it is time to reconsider
Vol.107.2: THE POWER OF TRUMP
I watched dumbfounded as Texas Senator Ted Cruz (always dumbfounding to watch) gave a passionate defense of President Donald Trump from the Senate floor las week. I could not help reflecting back
Vol.107. 1: LADY’S OF PARIS
There have been several Quasimodos, even a cute Disney animated version. The best known were played by Lon Chaney Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Hopkins. The movie lore is that
Vol.106.7: CONFESSIONS OF A COLLEGIATE CHEATER
It has been nearly sixty years of carrying around the guilt of it. Me, a (now emeritus) professor, an academic cheater, one who has committed the mortal sin of academe. (You were already
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