Madman of Chu

Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations.

Friday, March 13, 2020

This Is Our Final Warning

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As the United States struggles to contain the spread of Covid-19, the calls to refrain from politicizing the crisis are as understandable...
Saturday, February 22, 2020

An Open Letter to Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg

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Dear Mayor Bloomberg,        I write you as a concerned Democrat and American. Like you, I recognize the urgency of defeating Donald Trump...
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Monday, February 03, 2020

The "Vision for Peace" is a Vision for a One-State Solution

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I was at an event yesterday in which a Jewish-American who had lived for many years in Israel was discussing the Trump "Vision for P...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Abuse of Power is a Crime

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Listening to the opening arguments of lawyers defending Donald Trump in the ongoing impeachment trial, it became clear that much of the pr...
Sunday, January 19, 2020

Imagining an Iranian Spring

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The recent brush with war between the US and Iran underscores the persistent question of US-Iranian relations: will the two countries ever...
Friday, January 10, 2020

Why Did We Just Risk War?

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In Wednesday's speech that (for the moment has) successfully de-escalated the mounting confrontation between the US and Iran, Donald T...
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Monday, January 06, 2020

Obama was Right, Trump is Wrong on Iran

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Last Thursday's assassination of General Qasem Soleimani again accelerated the spinning wheel of US-Iranian confrontation that has bee...
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Friday, December 27, 2019

The Invisible Hand and the Pin Factory

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As we enter another presidential election year, shopworn shibboleths are sure to be trotted out on the campaign trail. No matter whom the ...
Thursday, December 05, 2019

The Turley Dilemma

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Jonathan Turley, the legal scholar called by Republicans in yesterday's hearing on impeachment before the House Judiciary Committee, gav...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Two Things to Do Between Now and Next November (All the Rest Is Gravy)

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Between the impeachment hearings, the Democratic primaries, and the accelerating chaos that has marked our domestic and foreign policy since...
Friday, November 01, 2019

There Are Only Two Ways that this Ends

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Watching or reading the breathless coverage of the impeachment inquiry playing out in the House of Representatives, one would be forgiven fo...
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Reading the Democrats

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Takeaway from the Democratic Debate: 1)Warren remains the strongest candidate to beat Trump. She has energy, smarts, a clear message a...
Tuesday, October 01, 2019

As Hong Kong Goes, So Goes China...and the World

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The news that a protester in Hong Kong was shot today during protests set to coincide with the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the...
Friday, September 27, 2019

Impeachment vs. Trumpism

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The release this week of the formal texts of both the whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump and one of the White House'...
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Madman of Chu
After living in mainland China and Taiwan for four years and in Japan for one year I returned to the U.S. and earned a doctoral degree in Chinese history, which I teach at a college in New York. "Madman of Chu" reflects my belief that the study of the history and culture of other nations is indispensible to the conduct of modern politics. "Marriage Equality Amendment" is devoted to amending the U.S. Constitution to protect the right of same-sex couples to marry.
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