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From Abandoned to Essential: China’s Ban on International Adoptions Signals a New Era for Daughters
By Makena Tom
For decades, Chinese daughters were abandoned in favor of sons, leading to waves of international adoptions like Kate's. This new restriction on international adoption seems to signal a change in how Chinese society views its daughters today.
Eren Yeager and America’s Preemptive Foreign Policy Strategy
By Nicolas Naing
“If we kill all our enemies on the other side of the sea, will we...

Prop. 36 Would Curb Rates of Theft and Drug Addiction
By Caspar Turner
A national drug crisis and a shoplifting epidemic have combined to make California, and the San Francisco Bay Area in particular, a hotbed of petty crime. Now Californians will have the opportunity to undo this trend, at least in part.
Human Rights Issues in California: The Case of Human Trafficking
By Daniel Villatroro
Human trafficking is a dark shadow looming over California, silently ensnaring thousands each year. It's...

Posts tagged as “Hong Kong protests”

Clipping Hong Kong’s Wings: Cathay Pacific’s Downward Spiral, and How Hong Kong Will Suffer

Clipping Hong Kong’s Wings: Cathay Pacific’s Downward Spiral, and How Hong Kong Will Suffer

By Bim-Ray Yau on January 7, 2022

The image of a Cathay Pacific 747 on final approach towards Kai Tak Airport, making a sweeping turn over Checkerboard Hill, mere feet above the…

A New Era of Hong Kong

A New Era of Hong Kong

By Xiantao Wang on May 27, 2021

Resistance Beyond Borders: HK19 Meets Myanmar’s Anti-Coup Movement

Resistance Beyond Borders: HK19 Meets Myanmar’s Anti-Coup Movement

By Shenali Pilapitiya on April 16, 2021

Contagion and Conflict: Hong Kong’s Protests During Epidemic

Contagion and Conflict: Hong Kong’s Protests During Epidemic

By Alex Zhao on March 5, 2020

The Constitutional Dimension of “One Country, Two Systems:” The Interpretation of the Basic Law by Beijing

The Constitutional Dimension of “One Country, Two Systems:” The Interpretation of the Basic Law by Beijing

By Xiantao Wang on November 23, 2019

Political Reform and Dialogue: Hong Kong Government’s Only Way Out of Its Legitimacy Crisis

Political Reform and Dialogue: Hong Kong Government’s Only Way Out of Its Legitimacy Crisis

By Xiantao Wang on October 27, 2019

Why the CCP’s Days are Numbered

Why the CCP’s Days are Numbered

By Oscar Martel on October 20, 2016

Doomed to Fail: why Hong Kong’s street protests hurt more than they help

Doomed to Fail: why Hong Kong’s street protests hurt more than they help

By Oscar Martel on April 26, 2016

Mr. Xi Jinping, Tear Down This (Fire)Wall

By Old Writer on March 31, 2015