“Young voters and voters of color—and especially young black voters—are more likely than older voters and white voters to swing between voting Democrat and not voting (or voting third party).”

What if Competition Isn’t As “Natural” As We Think?

Baby or a job? Stark choice for Taiwan’s migrant workers

The Day That Never Happened

I’m not here. While on vacation I’m taking a break from social media. You might see my posts (shared from instagram or my micro blog), but I’m not checking Facebook, Twitter, or email. As a result I’m getting lots of reading done & sleeping like a baby!

Wuhan seafood market may not be source of novel virus spreading globally 《Article suggests Chinese knew this, but chose to keep it hidden. Easier to blame backward people who eat bats than the CCP?》

The Hidden Stakes of the 1619 Controversy

The Chinese Doctor Who Beat the Plague

How McKinsey Has Helped Raise the Stature of Authoritarian Governments

Beijing is increasingly undermining the international system for protecting human rights

Chinese Uighurs in Saudi face impossible choice

⭐️ A Copy Editor’s Education in Indigenous Style

40% households in central & northern India practise untouchability: Study

Joe Biden Lied About His Social Security Record

⭐️ Globalizing the War on Indigenous People: Bolsonaro and Modi

If you ever suspected that marketing claptrap could be written by an AI: welcome to “augmented writing.” It’s like those AI generated stock photos of fake people, but for text.

Why snakes probably aren’t spreading the new China virus

Trump removes pollution protections for America’s rivers and streams

For those worried about coronavirus transmission, please note that ordinary medical masks are just as effective as high rated masks (those are better for dealing with particulate matter in pollution). Also, washing your hands is even more important than face masks!

As Wuhan Virus Spreads, Taiwan Has No Say at WHO

University of Minnesota student jailed in China for Twitter posts

Let’s Make the Academic Job Market More Humane

Terry Jones, a Python and a Scholar, Is Dead at 77

Why is a coronavirus more dangerous than the common flu? This article is one of the few to answer that question.

Bernie Sanders’s Hard Fight for Hillary Clinton - The New Yorker 《News from 2016 that’s fallen down the memory hole.》