Tag Archives: China

China Cuts TV By 2/3rds

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Lawrence Person

“Chinese broadcasters have axed two-thirds of popular TV shows in line with a government directive to curb “excessive entertainment,” according to local media reports.” “Air time will be filled instead with extended news bulletins and ‘programs that promote traditional virtues … Continue reading →

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Vaclav Havel, RIP

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

We’ve lost one of the great heroes of the 20th century. Vaclav Havel, a man who was (in chronological order) an important playwright, a hero of the struggle against communism, and founding President of the Czech Republic, is dead at … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 6, 2011

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A smattering of news on this and that: Michael Totten recommended this Theo Padnos piece in The New Republic on Assad’s Syria and the personality cult the Assads have made of Alawi. Stratfor says that not only was the Anwar … Continue reading →

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Cruz, Dewhurst Trade Punches

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I think it’s safe to say that Ted Cruz now has David Dewhurst’s attention. First came the Chupacabra ad, then news of the National Review cover. Then yesterday, the Cruz campaign noted that Dewhurst floated the idea of a wage … Continue reading →

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More Greek Default Rumblings

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Actually, less rumblings than the roar of an approaching train. And since I temporarily seem to be ahead of the latest Ace of Spades Doom roundup, I’m going to try and give you a nice clear view of the coming … Continue reading →

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Wealthy Entrepreneurs Leaving China?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

According to this Forbes piece, yes. This seems to be partially a reaction to the government pouring more money into the public sector. What does that mean? Hell if I know. But it makes sense. After all, if you could … Continue reading →

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Update on the Coming Euro Collapse (and Our Own)

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Andrew Lilico in the Telegraph (via McArdle, via Insta) has a sobering look at what will happen when Greece defaults (“It is when, not if”). It starts out: Every bank in Greece will instantly go insolvent. The Greek government will … Continue reading →

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May 1st: Victims of Communism Day

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Today I join forces with The Volokh Conspiracy and others in proclaiming May 1st as Victims of Communism Day. The fact that communism killed somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 million people is not acknowledged nearly as often as it … Continue reading →

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A Question for Mark Steyn

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Mark Steyn is justly famous for many things: His stalwart opposition to Jihad, his grasp of demographics, his clever and eminently readable prose, and his once (and future?) gig on the last page of National Review (currently held by the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Sunday, January 23, 2011

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few links of potential interest for a lazy Sunday: Here’s a Boston Globe piece wondering why people don’t want to move to Massachusetts, and concluding that regulations make it too hard to build more housing. Well, that probably doesn’t … Continue reading →

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