China Focus: Communicating across languages and cultures

6 Apr 2021

An informative piece for anyone interested in living and working in China.

Biden and Trump walk, people talk

21 Mar 2021

My fellow Americans, Stop these gleeful attacks about our two most recent presidents. Yes, you on the left and you on the right are guilty. You want to make fun…

China Focus: West too often mistakes cultural diversity for cultural imperialism

21 Mar 202120 Mar 2021

I confess a bias: I think the world becomes a better place whenever “we” (from whatever part of the world we are from) meet “them” (from whatever part of the…

Spiked: Lived experience is gaslighting

20 Mar 2021

This op-ed ought to generate plenty of conversation. Here’s the key excerpt, in my opinion: You do not ask for evidence to substantiate claims of lived experience. Data and analysis…

As we prepare for Joe Biden to assume the presidency

19 Jan 202119 Jan 2021

Joe Biden becomes America’s 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. For millions of Americans (and millions more from nations around the world), this will be the equivalent of…

We must stop destroying our institutions

3 Jan 20214 Jan 2021

America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded;…

Thinking ahead to 2021

27 Dec 202027 Dec 2020

What do Americans need to consider as the new year approaches? Forget about us having serious conversations about the important issues dividing us. Do you really think after the hate…

Who are we, and what are we becoming?

4 Nov 202015 Apr 2021

Steve Montagna, a friend of mine from our high school days, is the author of the post, which first appeared on his Facebook page. With his permission, I post it…

Four more years

4 Nov 2020

It’s possible that within hours “President-elect” will be attached to Joe Biden’s name. For the more than 70-million Americans who voted for him, this will be great news. For the…