Perspectives North Korean Defector Outlines Struggles of Leaving Children Behind Spencer Irvine December 5, 2016 Don’t expect the word “communist” to join the host of adjectives that precede the word “studies” in academe. Genuine studies…
Faculty Lounge China’s Communist Government Now Demands Christian Churches’ Tithing Spencer Irvine September 30, 2016 Tithing is now going to a Chinese provincial government from Chinese Christian churches. That’s not good news for religious liberty.
Faculty Lounge University of Chicago Students Ask for Divestment from China Spencer Irvine May 11, 2016 Why not divest from China, if some academics are pushing to divest from Israel?
Perspectives Mao’s Cultural Revolution Bred Capitalism Spencer Irvine May 3, 2016 Editor’s Note: Maybe the ‘May Day’ activists need a refresher course in socialism. Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution during the 1960s was…
Guest Articles The Donald’s Diversity Deconstructed Cliff Kincaid April 18, 2016 If Trump were to actually win the Republican nomination and become president, it’s questionable whether his policies would be in…
Perspectives U.S.-Japan Alliance Has Big Questions Spencer Irvine April 17, 2016 As China-Japan frictions are bubbling to the surface, there are legitimate concerns whether there will be an armed conflict in…
Faculty Lounge Update on China’s Detention of Labor Activists Spencer Irvine December 21, 2015 Via the AAUP’s Academe Blog, here’s the background: On December 3, authorities detained 20 labor activists in Guangdong Province. Four…
Perspectives Bad Business with China 101 Malcolm A. Kline December 11, 2015 Those who warn of the dangers of professors making pronouncements outside their area of expertise may have been a bit…
