As you might guess, I'm not posting much here any more. But a non-democratic China is still a threat, religious fundamentalism (both Is...

If you're an American - the next time you hear a Western European complaining about the unenlightened behavior of the American governmen...

Then legalize pot, like California is about to. The ex-hippies up there in the NorCal woods are terrified because they know it's going...

...one thing I would be doing is decreasing Chinese dependence on fossil fuels, and developing renewable energy technology. That way, as oi...

Here's the paper in Science , here's the shorter write-up in Reason . There are likely some self-described conservatives that will ...

This weekend Iran successfully tested a rocket that they launched into space. I wonder what other kind of technology they could be readyin...

[Lancaster, CA] is sending business delegations to China, partnering with a Chinese sister city, and using a language tutor to teach bureauc...

Is it just me, or do some of Obama's speeches seem to be continuing a leftward tilt since he took office? It's as if he thinks he...

It occurs to me that some of the Oracle of Omaha's more candid and off-the-record statements overlap with the tender sentiments we see f...

[Added later: We need more Republicans like Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who actually produced a real budget - and not only that, but Obama had...

There's a common theme that runs through many history and decision psychology books, which is that conflict sometimes arises because gam...

To get around the Great Firewall. There are tips here and here , and many other places.

Worlds Collide Part I: it turns out Bin Laden likes Noam Chomsky's political work . Is anyone surprised? What's old Noam's r...

Has anyone ever complained that Congress is too efficient or productive? I've never seen an objective measure of legislature productivi...

To paraphrase a friend regarding the Mass. Senate election: "Last night at Ace Hardware I was in line behind Satan. He was there to b...

So, which is it? Good capitalists choose Darwinism on all fronts. William Jennings Bryant, good Democrat that he was, argued in the Scopes...

There has been some print coverage of the Chinese Cyber-9/11, especially in the SF Chronicle, the New York Times and the WaPo, but still pre...

...from frothing-at-the-mouth attacks from the Legions of Palin. Any political organization that doesn't tolerate honest and construct...

The Mr. Gay China Pageant has been forced to close by police in the People's Middle Kingdom. Even if it's not your thing, it says s...

A correspondent sends me a Register story showing that the UK's FBI-analog (MI5) had openly identified the Chinese government as the sou...