Angie at Work祖述尧舜,宪章文武 — the Codex for Chinese rulers70 years ago today — October 1 — Mao stepped forward on the Tiananmen (literally, Gate of the heavenly peace) Square and proclaimed, “From…Sep 30, 2019Sep 30, 2019
Angie at WorkOde to the Genus“A pine tree stands alone, up north on barren stone. He dozes with a white blanket, of ice ‘n snow well-protect. He’s dreaming of a palm…Sep 17, 2019Sep 17, 2019
Angie at WorkImpuls to censor is human, but discipline to restrain is godly“Fake news!” Accusing anything that contradicts our preexisting notions as fake is a phenomena of our Zeitgeist, from East to West, from…Aug 19, 2019Aug 19, 2019
Angie at WorkA Buddha who prostitutesThis is an ancient legend*: long ago, Buddha Avalokiteśvara ( Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर), descended onto Earth and disguised himself as a…Aug 17, 2019Aug 17, 2019
Angie at Work水 (Shui): Water that carries a boatWhile reading German political historian Joachim Fest’s book “Die schwierige Freiheit” (in English, the Difficult Freedom), I was…Aug 15, 2019Aug 15, 2019
Angie at WorkChinese educational reform, Fall 2019“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy therefore…Aug 14, 2019Aug 14, 2019
Angie at Work国家 (GuoJia): Democracy in China“China is an authoritarian region!” These days, such claims are pretty common in western media, and supposedly many foreigners are leaving…Aug 13, 2019Aug 13, 2019