This writeup is to clarify a term: institutional genes  (制度基因 — genes of the political system). Prof. Xu ( 许成钢 ) of Stanford and Hoover...

Of the three topics, each deserves extensive studies and explanation, maybe even a few books (the last one maybe less). However, I do not...

This is a follow-up of [1]. [1] concerns two things. (1) American media history, especially its relationship with democracy. (2) To...

Several weeks ago,  I wrote about the US Government’s debt and deficit [1]. I was quite concerned at that time. The US government debt is...

(This is the third installation of the 2024 election)  Our discussion here is limited to the West, mainly the US. Why only West? Because...

This is the second installment of ‘Learning from Election.’ The first [1] explains the major differences between Western and Chinese...

The main purpose of this writeup is to help the reader to appreciate politics in the West in an effective way (Of course it does not...

A recent interview with Paul Tudor Jones on CNBC [1,2] (these are two shorts of a long interview) is very good. His concern on US...

This writeup is to call your attention to the recent escalation of Iran-Israel conflicts. There is a reasonable chance that it will...

Initially, I did not plan to discuss the Russian-Ukraine war in detail. However, last week I saw Paul Dibb’s article about all-out world...

News media is essential to a democracy. This is easy to understand. In a modern society, no one has the time, expertise, knowledge, and...

我以前曾经写过文章，简介身份政治(Identity Politics)[1,2]。以前两篇文章主要根据 Mark Lilla 的一本书[3]。最近看到 James Lindsay 的视频[4,5]。初步印象是质量很高。而且他给出各种流派的来源和发展。值得进一步研究时参考。[...

As noted earlier, the world has become more dangerous than at any time since the end of WWII (e.g. [1-6,8]). The question is what should...

The last two sermons focused on Phil.3:12-16 and 4:4, respectively. This write-up is to help you understand these two passages. ...

The world consists of roughly two hundred nation-states. Based on what we have learned earlier, the world will likely descend into a...

German philosopher Immanuel Kant speculated that if nations are all republics, then perpetual peace is possible [1]. It seems that...

One critical debate in political science, political philosophy, and international relations is whether or not changes show historical...

Earlier I wrote Basics of Today’s International Relations [1]. My goal was, and still is, to discuss the potential impact of this US...

Initially, I did not spend time on the Republican VP selection because normally VP is only a ceremonial position. I also knew little of...

We have identified two problems facing American politics in 2016 [1]. Identifying problems is only the first step. The next step is to...