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October 27, 2022

It's been a long time since I saw potted applause in PRC propaganda. Like Putin, Xi is becoming isolated and delusional. Cue the speech on the evils of the West.

It's been a long time since I saw potted applause in PRC propaganda. Like Putin, Xi is becoming isolated and delusional. Cue the speech on the evils of the West.

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Published on October 27, 2022 21:04

Since obtaining this conversation table, I've really been a hit with the girls.

Since obtaining this conversation table, I've really been a hit with the girls.

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Published on October 27, 2022 10:28

I love my son's high school!

I love my son's high school!

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Published on October 27, 2022 07:07

October 26, 2022

The "capital" in capitalism is increasingly intangible (not attributable to physical or financial assets) which has big implications for how economies operate.

The "capital" in capitalism is increasingly intangible (not attributable to physical or financial assets) which has big implications for how economies operate.

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Published on October 26, 2022 19:14

October 25, 2022

"Diversity is, in large part, a power play that authorizes minority students to undermine the curriculum, the authority of faculty, and the civil order of university communities."

NAS President Peter Wood Addresses the Pending Racial Preferences Cases
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"Diversity is, in large part, a power play that authorizes minority students to undermine the curriculum, the authority of faculty, and the civil order of university communities."

NAS President Peter Wood Addresses the Pending Racial Preferences Cases
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Published on October 25, 2022 18:49

CCP elites get their US passports and property, and then return to the Sacred Motherland to sing praises to its totalitarian rulers.

CCP elites get their US passports and property, and then return to the Sacred Motherland to sing praises to its totalitarian rulers.

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Published on October 25, 2022 18:05

While Stanford's Hoover Institution takes the heat for hosting an invite-only conference on threats to academic freedom from the Left, @uoregon just hosted an invite-only conference on threats to academic freedom from the Right. Where's the outrage Lefties

While Stanford's Hoover Institution takes the heat for hosting an invite-only conference on threats to academic freedom from the Left, @uoregon just hosted an invite-only conference on threats to academic freedom from the Right. Where's the outrage Lefties?

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Published on October 25, 2022 15:10

A city in Ontario narrowly averted a fascist takeover of its school board by electing @theNobleEduc8or ("he/him") with 53% of the vote, whereas @CatherineKronas who fought political indoctrination, racist guilt by ascription, and the sexualization of child

A city in Ontario narrowly averted a fascist takeover of its school board by electing @theNobleEduc8or ("he/him") with 53% of the vote, whereas @CatherineKronas who fought political indoctrination, racist guilt by ascription, and the sexualization of children, won 41%.

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Published on October 25, 2022 10:50

The major British academic publisher @routledgebooks @tandfnewsroom >@WeAreTandF >@tandfonline has moved all of its China-related editorial functions to China, where the acquisition of all books "on China", including in the social sciences, is now led. C'm

The major British academic publisher @routledgebooks @tandfnewsroom @WeAreTandF @tandfonline has moved all of its China-related editorial functions to China, where the acquisition of all books "on China", including in the social sciences, is now led. C'mon folks: Do Better!

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Published on October 25, 2022 10:20

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