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Mark Chin
2 days ago5 min read
The New Space Race: A.I.
For once, one could not accuse Donald Trump of exaggeration. The arrival of budget Chinese chatbot DeepSeek to rival ChatGPT is nothing...
Mark Chin
5 days ago6 min read
Trumped! (The Trade War Begins)
Voters like to complain that politicians either forget their promises upon election or water them down due “to unforeseen circumstances”...
Mark Chin
Jan 199 min read
We All Live in Trump's World Now (Inauguration Day, 2025)
The incoming US president Donald Trump generates torrents of diplomatic angst with seemingly outlandish statements about Canada becoming...
Mark Chin
Jan 137 min read
Oh Canada! (Justin Trudeau Exits)
Political leaders, like the products we purchase at supermarkets, all come with a ‘Best By’ date. Those who are sagacious enough to leave...
Mark Chin
Dec 30, 202414 min read
Ukraine 2025: Ending the Forever War
What will Trump 2.0 look like? From Brussels to Beijing, Moscow and Singapore, the whole political world seems trapped in amber and...
Mark Chin
Nov 25, 20246 min read
To Seek a Newer World: Time to escape from political nostalgia in an era many of us pretend to understand but few of us truly do.
"The long day wanes; the slow moon climbs; the deep Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer...
Mark Chin
Nov 18, 20247 min read
Into the Sunset: Joe Biden's Journey
One thing jumped out at me when reflecting upon the extraordinary decision of Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race: we will all...
Mark Chin
Oct 28, 20247 min read
The Return of the King: Donald Trump Redux
With just days to go until the U.S. 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump appears well positioned to reclaim the...
Mark Chin
Oct 21, 20247 min read
Uneasy Lies the Head...
It is a commonly held misconception (one fed by numerous portrayals in the media) that the American president is all-powerful), when in...
Mark Chin
Sep 9, 202412 min read
The Message, Not the Messenger...
American presidential elections are likened to marathons for good reason. The first caucus and primary elections for the respective...
MC
Aug 10, 20198 min read
Rage Against the Night
One minute. In scarcely 60 seconds a stream of bullets fuelled by irrational hate streams into crowds of partygoers on a Dayton, Ohio...
MC
Jul 1, 20196 min read
Postmodernist Conservatism
Despite the 2016 election receding more into memory with each day and 2020 taking shape, elite “movement” conservatives have yet to show...
MC
Apr 21, 20193 min read
Cathedrals of the Heart
Nothing unites our collective consciousness faster and with greater clarity than tragedy. Whatever one’s religion, it was impossible to...
MC
Jan 1, 20194 min read
What the Old Year Could Teach the New
What does the passing of a man in 2018 -- albeit a great one -- have to do with the recently-dawned New Year? Quite a lot actually. For...
MC
Nov 17, 20189 min read
The Power of the (Supposedly) Powerless
A certain distemper has descended upon our times. What passes for discourse seems diminished, dominated by shrill voices from either...
MC
Jan 9, 201814 min read
According to What?: Ai Wewei Today
Like most years of late, 2017 wound down on a bittersweet note. This website celebrates one full year of existence in which our...
Jeremiah
Nov 28, 201710 min read
Becalmed At Home: Eroding Abroad
Almost a year into the Trump presidency, the United States domestically has not gone over a cliff. It's constitution-guaranteed system...
MC
Oct 4, 20176 min read
Turn Bullets Into Hope
Another day, another massacre in an American city at the hands of a disturbed individual armed with what most other countries would...
MC
Sep 13, 20175 min read
Remembering a True Lady
In the early hours of Tuesday morning last week, a lady of 81 passed quietly from this world to the next. Over the course of...
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