Opinion: “Twin Guardians of Civilizations”
The twin ideals of Democracy and Science have been century-long rallying cries for generations of Chinese intellectuals. The 1919 May 4th Movement called for the arrival of Mr. Democracy (德先生) and Mr. Science (赛先生) in China, then ravaged by tyranny, obscurantism and imperialism. Yet the dream of liberal democratic transformation of the …
Opinion: “Are We Immune to The Suffering of Children Now?”
All children need to be loved. But there’s one other vital thing they must receive, if they are to grow up healthy and happy. A sense of safety. Children need to believe that they are secure and protected: safe, in other words. They need order, predictability, the assurance that the …
Opinion: “George Floyd “Narrated His Death,” Says Attorney at International Inquiry”
George Floyd, who was publicly tortured and lynched by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, narrated his own death, legendary civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump told the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the United States at its January 25 hearing. “He narrated his …
Opinion: “A Great Moment For Science”
For the first time in history, a scientist now sits on the Cabinet of the United States. The move by the Biden administration to elevate the US Office of Science and Technology Policy to a Cabinet-level agency and to welcome its head of office, the Presidential Science Advisor, to the …
Opinion: “Australian Trickledown Economics”
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic downturn, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced a policy of Trickle-Down economics and Keynesian economics, of Business tax cuts and tax cuts for the wealthy to drive employment growth and economic growth, illustrated by Laffer’s curve. The Federal government economic stimulus known as, …