As Americans, we like to claim ourselves as the citadel and the champions of democracy. We have fought many wars in that name since WWII – notably, the Korean War (1950-1953), the Vietnam War (1955-1975), and many recent conflicts in the middle east including Yemen, Libya, Syria, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran,… Read More »Democracy in our country is still “Young” and “Tenuous”
If I were a political science professor, I would surely assign my students to compare and contrast two constitutional crises that happened in recent times – the Watergate and the January 6th incident. On June 17, 1972, a political crime, often characterized as “a third-rate burglary”, ballooned into a major… Read More »From Watergate to January 6th – How much has America changed?
“Attempts to bully nations into taking sides in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is unacceptable, Naledi Pandor, South African Foreign Minister said on August 10, 2022, as she accused certain countries in Europe of taking a patronizing attitude towards Africa.” Blinken arrived in South Africa on August 7, 2022 in what analysts describe… Read More »Attempts to bully nations into taking sides in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is unacceptable – Naledi Pandor, South African Foreign Minister
I came to this country to attend graduate school in the fall of 1963 at a time when the US was undergoing a tidal wave of changes. There were the civil rights movements which brought about the 1964 Civil Rights Act that outlawed the discriminatory voting practices which prevailed in… Read More »Civil rights movements, anti-war protesters, folk singers, and flower children…..
Our friend George Koo published this article in Asia Times today. The premise of his opinion is that the first sputnik moment in 1957 spurred the US on to technological greatness. Now, with China’s rise, the accompanying technical challenges have only elicited confrontation, stagnation and indolence. The first Sputnik moment… Read More »Sputnik moment isn’t what it used to be – by George Koo, July 21, 2022
David Brooks is a conservative political and cultural commentator who writes for The New York Times. He has also worked as a film critic for The Washington Times, a reporter and later op-ed editor for The Wall Street Journal, a senior editor at The Weekly Standard from its inception, a contributing editor at Newsweek, and The Atlantic Monthly, in addition to… Read More »A 2024 Presidential Candidate Who Meets the Moment – by David Brooks
I’d like to share a video I made over 12 years ago on the subject of fighting Asian Stereotypes and Anti-American Accusations. Of course, the dynamic relationships between the US and China have changed quite a lot, but as Asian Americans we have the same duties of getting involved and… Read More »How Asian Americans can fight Asian Stereotypes and Anti-American Accusations – my view 12 years ago!
by Da Hsuan FengJuly 5, 2022 Ever since I returned to the Texas from East Asia in 2017, the “crises” on our southern border is constant and ubiquitous. Even during his presidential campaign, Donald Trump already using very harsh words to describe the “illegal” immigrants that is pouring into the… Read More »A “Marshall Plan II” for the United States Southern Border Countries? Editorial by Da Hsuan Feng
About a third of Asian Americans say they have changed their daily routine due to concerns over threats, attacks – Pew Research Center, May 9, 2022. Most Asian Americans also worry about being threatened or attacked, with a third saying they have changed their daily routine because of these concerns. Asian… Read More »About a third of Asian Americans say they have changed their daily routine due to concerns over threats, attacks – Pew Research Center, May 9, 2022
Jeffrey D. Sachs is a renowned economist, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. He is mild mannered but speaks eloquently and emphatically about the economic and political issues affecting our world. In this video, he talks about lessons learned from consulting with governments around the world… Read More »Peace is the Result of Diplomacy, Never of War – Jeffrey Sachs