Category Archives: Politics

Asian Racism and the “Asian of Reason”

Posted on September 1, 2010 by jaehwan

One of our readers posted a link to the “Asian of Reason” a few days ago.  I’m always interested in Asian American opinions, and I was excited about the existence of a new Asian American blog.  However, upon a quick … Continue reading →

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Democratic Capitalism vs. State Capitalism

Posted on June 15, 2010 by jaehwan

David Brooks has an interesting article here about the difference between democratic capitalism vs. state capitalism.  He focuses on the oil industry. American/European companies like BP and Exxon Mobil work under democratic capitalism and compete in a relatively free market, … Continue reading →

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China Strikes

Posted on June 14, 2010 by jaehwan

No, “China Strikes” is not the subheading of the new Red Dawn remake.  I’m talking about the recent labor demonstrations in China that just fizzled out this morning when Honda responded by advertising open positions and getting scabs to break … Continue reading →

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John Lim supports the Arizona immigration law

Posted on May 11, 2010 by jaehwan

We’ve got one Asian American candidate for governor in Oregon. His name is John Lim, and he’s a tough talking Republican who wants to rid our state of those illegal immigrants that Arizona has been struggling with. He supports Arizona’s … Continue reading →

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Racist commercial?

Posted on May 4, 2010 by jaehwan

I got this one from Tim Yu’s blog. The video above was created by a group called Americans for Job Security to protest against Bill Halter, a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Arkansas.  The ad accuses Bill Halter of … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods and His White Women

Posted on December 8, 2009 by jaehwan

I’m sorry, I had to break my 1-post-every-two-days plan because of the video above and the article below.   The video above is that funny, and the article below is something that I’m sure people have been thinking about. This article by Jesse … Continue reading →

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Carbon offsets don't offset

Posted on November 18, 2009 by jaehwan

I’m glad that some travel companies are finally stating that carbon offsets–those extra few bucks that are supposedly used to plant trees in order to “offset” fuel use and other carbon producing activities–don’t work.  This is especially true with flying; … Continue reading →

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Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on October 9, 2009 by jaehwan

While I think it’s cool that Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize, I wonder…for what? His presidency just started.  So far he hasn’t achieved much of what he has promised–troops are still in Iraq, we still have Guantanamo, we’re … Continue reading →

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The Return of Depression Economics

Posted on October 5, 2009 by jaehwan

I just finished reading Paul Krugman’s The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008. It’s a great little book that takes novices on a quick walk through the history of economics since the Great Depression.  Krugman argues that … Continue reading →

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John Liu Wins Democratic Nomination for Comptroller

Posted on September 30, 2009 by jaehwan

John Liu won the Democratic nomination for City Comptroller of New York City yesterday.  Because New York City is controlled by the Democrats, this basically assures him a victory in the November election.  Assuming he wins, he’ll be the first … Continue reading →

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