Category Archives: China

The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams, and the Making of Modern China

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this book by Julia Lovell: * The London Missionary Society had sent out their first man to south China, Robert Morrison, in 1807. Not long after his arrival, he had been asked whether he hoped … Continue reading →

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What If Authoritarian Governments Are More Effective With The Corona Virus?

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Luke Ford

What if China deals effectively with Corona and it takes the West 12-18 months to do what China might have done in two months? Will we see permanent political change towards authoritarianism in the West as a result?

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Maoism: A Global History

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Luke Ford

Julia Lovell writes in her 2019 book: * After 1949, the book’s [Red Star Over China] message would come full circle. Even though Mao himself never showed any desire to go back to Yan’an, the symbolic birthplace of Maoism, he … Continue reading →

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The Private Life Of Chairman Mao

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 1996 book: * He sought to triumph over death through Daoist methods of sex. He followed no schedule except on May Day and National Day and on the rare occasions when he received foreign … Continue reading →

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Why Are The Wildfires So Wild?

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Luke Ford

* California wildfire becomes deadliest in state’s history as toll hits 42 * Pope Francis: Chief Threats to World Are ‘Climate Change’ and Nuclear War Let me give a constructive suggestion to TV, online and print news outlets. Put the … Continue reading →

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