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Category Archives: China
Carl Schmitt In China
Report: The ideas of Carl Schmitt (1888-1985), a man known as ‘the crown jurist of the Third Reich’, have enjoyed enormous currency among mainland Chinese scholars since the 2000s. The role of prominent academics such as Liu Xiaofeng 刘小枫, Gan … Continue reading
How a Chinese became a Hasidic Jew – Conversion to Judaism
Published on Dec 1, 2015: What brings a young man born in modern, communist China to move to Israel and convert to Judaism? In a black hat and suit, Aaron Waldman talks about his long search for the truth and … Continue reading
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Get Ready, China: This Is Why Australia Needs Nuclear Weapons
From The National Interest: Over the past century, Australia has been America’s most dependable military ally. In every major U.S. conflict, including World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq, Australians have fought alongside. Yet as competition between China … Continue reading
LAT: Family of Chinese mom who died after birth complications gets $5.2 million
Los Angeles Times: Nie had arrived in Orange County after she and Hong shopped online for the best place to have a baby in the United States, said their attorney, Neil Howard. The practice of pregnant women traveling to the … Continue reading
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Drugs, Realism & The Jews
The more powerful the individual, group or state, the more care outsiders will take with you. For instance, criticism of Jews will often end your career in America (just ask Rick Sanchez, Gregg Easterbrook) because of Jewish power. As blacks … Continue reading
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What Is Nationalism?
John J. Mearsheimer says: “What is Zionism? It is Jewish nationalism. It is Jews in Europe moving to Palestine and getting a state of their own. Palestinians are interested in getting a state of their own.” “In a world where … Continue reading
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Are China And The U.S.A. Long-Term Enemies?
I think John J. Mearsheimer is the most important political scientist of the past forty years. John Derbyshire writes: After taping this weekend’s Radio Derb, with its segments about U.S.-China tensions and geostrategy, I was browsing through my blog roll … Continue reading
Australians should fear the rise of China
John J. Mearsheimer writes in 2010: The United States has been the most powerful state on the planet for many decades, and has deployed robust military forces in the Asia-Pacific region since the early years of the second world war. … Continue reading
“Can China Rise Peacefully?” with Dr. John Mearsheimer
This guy is brilliant. Published on Apr 1, 2013: Dr. John Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, presents his recent theories on the rise of China. The lecture took place … Continue reading
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How China Could Take Over Australia
Comments to Steve Sailer: * I’ve argued in the past that if I were running China’s foreign and military policy I’d load up several old cargo tankers with assorted Chinese, wait for a Labor/Greens government in Oz, and send them … Continue reading