In a jobs that involve a lot of interaction with the public, such as teaching, having employees express political views online can be a liability. On the other hand, many employees would resent having a boss tell them what they can and cannot talk about on their own time.

Is censoring employees’ political views on [...]

In Taiwan, it seems that media is even more partisan than it is back in the States. Recently, the Liberty Times, a pro-Taiwan independence newspaper, suggested that English speakers not use the phrase “Chinese New Year” and that they replace it with “Lunar New Year. Here is an excerpt from the article: [...]

It’s often said that history is written by the victors. Most of the time, when people say this, they are referring to victors in war, not politics.

Here’s a Danwei video interview with the two founders of Antiwave, arguably China’s most influential podcast. “When I was a kid, my father used to tell me stories about the Japanese during the war. But history sometimes should just be left as history.”Pingke, a veteran of over a decade in the traditional radio [...]

Few people are happier now than Howard Dean must be. After becoming the first candidate in American politics to effectively harness the internet for campaign fund raising, he made an excellent start in his run for president in 2004. He was an effective speaker at the podium, and he, like no other, was [...]

One thing I love about Taiwan is the near lack of xenophobia. Pictures like these make me thankful to be living in a comparatively open and accepting Asian country.

Tonight, I decided to get a pre-run snack at Sogo. I headed out around 7:30, and stumbled into a sea of protesters wearing red shirts as soon as I stepped out the door. So, I ran back in and grabbed my camera and followed them towards their congregation point at Zhōngxiào Dūnhuà.

They were [...]

From the time I started writing this blog, my intent has been to make an apolitical blog. Truth be told, I’m not a very political person, and I don’t like politics. There comes a point, though, when I feel I have to take a stand, and my one vote back home isn’t enough. [...]

China’s president, 胡锦涛, will be making his first trip to the U.S. next week. He isn’t going to the White House, though. He’s going to Bill Gates’s mansion. There, he’ll be served gourmet cuisine:
The guests will be served a three-course dinner, starting with a smoked guinea fowl salad, a choice of either [...]

Another blog in Taiwan caught my eye today. It was so funny, I had to link to it. Ryan Whalen’s talking about the ridiculously nationalistic/Taiwan-aggrandizing maps in every classroom at Shīdà. Ryan ridicules the side by side placement of the flags of Taiwan and the UN (which doesn’t even recognize Taiwan). [...]