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Julian Kwong

Beyond the Blue Cradle, Pt. 1

If one takes an optimistic view of humanity, then eventually some of us will venture off world to settle on other worlds, whether in the…

Oct 10, 2017

Beyond the Blue Cradle, Pt. 1

Oct 10, 2017

Julian Kwong

The Cosmos Beckons: A Tribute to the Exploration of Space

As it has been for the past few years, gloom and doom is the order of the day. Every waking moment, we are assailed with news about how…

Sep 15, 2017

The Cosmos Beckons: A Tribute to the Exploration of Space

Sep 15, 2017

Julian Kwong

A Thousand-Year Idea?: The Long Shadow of the Nazis

You would be hard pressed to find a more recognized sign of evil than the Nazis. Much like the orcs or goblins in fantasy fiction, Nazis…

Aug 25, 2017

A Thousand-Year Idea?: The Long Shadow of the Nazis

Aug 25, 2017

Julian Kwong

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Election (Re-Upload)

Author’s Note: This was an article I wrote on the eve of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Election back in March 2017 for LSE’s newspaper, The…

Aug 23, 2017

Aug 23, 2017

Julian Kwong

Journey into the Underground: Metro’s Nuclear Family

Ever since the first use of a nuclear weapon on Hiroshima during the Second World War, public imagination has simmered with the thought of…

Aug 17, 2017

Journey into the Underground: Metro’s Nuclear Family

Aug 17, 2017

Julian Kwong

Leviathan of the Seas: Aircraft Carriers

Upon the formal commissioning of the US Navy’s latest aircraft carrier, the 100,000 ton behemoth Gerald R. Ford, President Donald Trump…

Aug 7, 2017

Leviathan of the Seas: Aircraft Carriers

Aug 7, 2017

Julian Kwong

The Writing On the Wall: A Brief Exploration of Barriers and Walls

Through hazy recollections of my youth I have vague memories of building pillow forts to protect myself from whatever imaginary monsters…

Jul 30, 2017

The Writing On the Wall: A Brief Exploration of Barriers and Walls

Jul 30, 2017

Julian Kwong

The Polls Finally Get it Right: Macron and France

In the end, the margin of victory proved greater than expected. Consistently leading far-right rival Marine Le Pen by 20 points in the…

May 7, 2017

The Polls Finally Get it Right: Macron and France

May 7, 2017

Julian Kwong

On Electoral Fatigue (and the General Election)

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting really tired of elections and voting. The tipping point is the recent snap general election…

Apr 22, 2017

On Electoral Fatigue (and the General Election)

Apr 22, 2017

Julian Kwong

/r/Place: Digital Communities, Diplomacy and Anarchy

Update: /r/place is now closed to edits.

Apr 3, 2017

/r/Place: Digital Communities, Diplomacy and Anarchy

Apr 3, 2017

Julian Kwong

Julian Kwong

Grew up in Hong Kong, Living in the UK. Expect semi-regular blog posts about politics, culture or whatever strikes my fancy.

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