Tumblr- "AT A RECENT CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION, one of the assembled venture capitalists wondered aloud, while..." December 4, 2018“AT A RECENT CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION, one of the assembled venture capitalists wondered aloud, while discussing China, whether “democracy and capitalism are compatible.” This man clearly preferred the latter and seemed to consider China as practicing a particularly aggressive, and thereby enviable, form of it.” - Silicon Valley’s Chinese Dream | The Baffler […]
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- "The Xinjiang authorities’ clumsy justifications for these camps only serve to illustrate what ‘the..." October 16, 2018““The Xinjiang authorities’ clumsy justifications for these camps only serve to illustrate what ‘the rule of law’ in China means,” said Maya Wang, a China researcher for Human Rights Watch. “The party bends it to its will and uses it as a weapon against perceived political enemies.”” - China Breaks Silence on Muslim Detention Camps, Calling Them ‘Humane’ - T […]
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Monthly Archives: October 2005
Migration and Matching
A NYT story on ‘brain drain’ in the developing world. The story references a World Bank report entitled, International migration, remittances, and the brain drain. The full report is here. The report reminds me of (1) the importance of international … Continue reading
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And all the senators are above average
A small piece from the New Yorker: CAPITOL GAINS by James Surowiecki James Surowiecki on senators in the stock market. Techie aside: Printer friendly pages are excellent. In fact, I use a script through greasemonkey that automatically opens the printer … Continue reading
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Booms
NYT 2005.10.18 – China builds its dreams, and some fear a bubbleNYT 2005.10.15 – Chinese Classes (in US) Grow as the Language Rides a Wave of Popularity
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