Foreign Views – Page 4 – Frog in a Well

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A Blog Post Upon Roast Pig

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Jonathan Dresner / 2 Comments

I was reading a discussion of progressive economics at Progressive Historians and was stopped dead in my tracks by a quote from Henry George There is a delusion...

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Pearl Buck's Intriguing Staying Power: Imperial Woman

Posted on September 17, 2008 by C. W. Hayford / 4 Comments

Parade Magazine (September 14, 2008) asked Laura Bush what she’s been reading: “The Imperial Woman, by Pearl S. Buck. I picked up this book after re...

China/English/Foreign Views/Historiography/Imperialism

"Never the Twain Shall (Track) Meet": Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Olympic Lies

Posted on September 8, 2008 by C. W. Hayford / 8 Comments

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of the Yale School of Management has a well informed insider’s view of the Olympics, “Olympics Reveal East-West Divide.” (F...

China/China-U.S./Classics/Current Events/English/Foreign Views/Historiography/Taiwan

Lies, Damn Lies, and Chinese “Lies That Bind”

Posted on August 28, 2008 by C. W. Hayford / 8 Comments

Do Chinese lie? The Western media have jumped on recent revelations about doctoring the Olympic opening ceremonies and allegations about false ages of their gym...