http://www.pekingduck.org A peculiar hybrid of personal journal, dilettantish punditry, pseudo-philosophy and much more, from an Accidental Expat who has made his way from Hong Kong to Beijing to Taipei and finally back to Beijing for reasons that are still not entirely clear to him... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:12:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [Update: You can now follow Richard on Twitter.] It may be a few weeks, it may be longer. I have goals to meet and decisions to make and I can't focus on priorities when I have to keep running to the PC to police comments and scour the Web for the ... http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/11/the-peking-duck-and-its-threads-are-closed-blog-on-vacation/ His best column ever. (Of course, there's a catch.) Via ESWN. http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/11/thomas-friedman-resigns-in-disgrace/ After realizing I meet China's official criteria for Internet addiction, I'm trying to resist the urge to stay online and look for things to blog about. This post, however, jumped out at me. It's short but pregnant with examples of China's sloppy, propagandistic unique approach to journalism. And it's funny, ... http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/11/happy-birthday-liu-shaoqi/ Please keep it 100-percent LDS-free and FLG-free. Otherwise, discuss what you'd like. Everything related to the financial crisis and China's stimulus package should go in the thread immediately below. Thanks. Potential topics: Shouldn't every family have at least one gun? The pope praises Ma for working with China (blocked in the ... http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/11/the-thread/ We all knew this was coming. None of us knows whether it will work, and as I pointed out last week, there are some very different schools of thought on the topic. From today's Times: In a sweeping move at a time when major projects are being put off around the ... http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/11/chinas-half-trillion-dollar-stimulus/ I'm inclined to think so. Living in America's second largest Mormon stronghold for many years, including two years in a predominantly Mormon office, I was treated to a bird's eye view of the squarest, looniest cult in America. And I mean loony. They have every right to practice as they ... http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/11/mormons-dangerous-cult/ For some background perspective, just yesterday "Dr. Doom" Roubini said China is on the verge of "falling apart." That's a pay site, but here is a chunk, thanks to another site: [T]he risk of a hard landing in China is sharply rising; a deceleration in the Chinese growth rate to 7% ... http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/11/china-calamity-or-calm-wapo-vs-nyt/ No time to add brilliant commentary. I just want to say this reminds me of the fen qing throwing eggs at Japanese cars and businesses back in 2005. What a great way to further your cause. Hundreds of Taiwanese protesters surrounded a hotel Wednesday where a Chinese envoy was attending a ... http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/11/fun-in-taiwan/ [I just posted this as a comment to the thread below, and then decided it merited a post of its own. Let this be my way of saying goodnight on this great day for America, and the world.] This is richard, burnt out after a long day. Thanks for all the ... http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/11/why-obamas-victory-matters/ Mission accomplished. Update: Looks like Pennsylvania, so key to any hopes McCain may have had for an upset, has gone to Obama. It also looks like we're going to have our landslide, both in the presidential and congressional races. You can watch the projections of popular and electoral vote tallies ... http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/11/obama-victory-thread/