Britain’s House Divided on China
The UK’s politicians are torn on how to handle Beijing.
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Whose Epic Is It Anyway?
The great Indian epics the Ramayana and the Mahabharata used to belong to everyone. Now, they’ve been claimed as the exclusive property of the Hindu right wing.
Lithuania Sees a Kindred Spirit in Taiwan
Lithuania is drawing closer to Taiwan – and it doesn’t care if China doesn’t like it.
Confucius: More Individualistic Than You Think
Both Asian and Western authorities often portray Confucius as the patron saint of Asian autocrats. They’re all wrong.
Don’t touch this.
FICTION | Honor
Tales grow in the telling, they say, and so they do, and yours most of all, a tale that has grown to become legend.
FAKE NEWS | Hollywood Denies Pandering to Chinese Market
Disney is planning a series of sequels to its 2020 Mulan live action remake, including Mulan and the South China Sea, Mulan and the 14th Five-Year Plan, and Mulan Pacifies Tibet.
ART | Hollywood Movies, With Chinese Characteristics
Mulan Pacifies Tibet, Fast and Furious 11: 1 Belt 1 Road, and many more!
Is There a Case for Endless War?
“Endless war” is one of the most maligned ideas today. But is it really that bad?
The Future of the EU
As a cold war between China and the US looms, the EU must decide where it stands.
The Best Cure for Fake News is Fake News
Why misinformation can only be defeated with misinformation.
FICTION | BETA
“Are you alive?” he asks me. What is alive? I say. He can’t answer me.
The Ethics of Portraying Famous People Onscreen
Films disproportionately shape how the public views controversial figures. What responsibilities do they have?
Sleeper Agents
Female spies from Asia are every bit as dangerous – and as seductive – as their Western counterparts.
In Defense of Materialism
How placing more importance on material possessions can improve our lives.
China’s Loose Canon
Many are familiar with the Western canon – those core works of literature, history, and philosophy that are considered essential to the study of the subject. How about the Chinese canon?
FAKE NEWS | Black Community Center Hit by Racist Lightning Bolt
“This was the work of the White Devil. As always, white people are to blame.”
We Need an AI Limitation Treaty. Now.
Artificial intelligence presents an existential threat to humanity. As with other existential threats, like global warming and weapons of mass destruction, we need a treaty to manage its risks, and soon.
FICTION | The Tunnel
She was going to bring it in and get us all sick, and a quarantine with secret hook-ups is not a quarantine at all.
These violent delights have violent ends.
