CGTN: Claim that China manipulates Olympic athletes’ COVID-19 results a dangerous narrative

In my latest editorial for CGTN, I throw ice-cold water on the idea that Chinese officials are prepared to alter coronavirus tests on any athlete during the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Justifiably, Chinese sports officials shot down the nonsensical idea that coronavirus tests would be or could be manipulated. Huang Chun, deputy director-general of the Beijing …

CGTN: Behind the numbers discussed at the Global Covid-19 Summit

In my latest editorial for CGTN, I remind readers to look beyond the numbers promised by President Biden. U.S. President Joe Biden announced at a global gathering on coronavirus that the United States will purchase 1 billion doses of the Pfizer vaccine with the guarantee that every dose will be used to vaccinate people in …

China Focus: China controlling delta variant; U.S. arguing over masks

My latest editorial for China Focus explores how China and the U.S. are dealing with the delta variant. China adopted the full set of measures that must be taken in order to have any chance at controlling the virus; in effect, the virus needs to be starved, and the best way to do that is …

Looking to kill teachers again, are we?

Here we go again. One year ago, a tyrannical portion of the American electorate demanded that their elementary and secondary schools be opened, pandemic be damned. This year, that same tyrannical portion is demanding that their children be allowed to attend school with no masks. Let's dissect this: One year ago, the tyrannical people wanted …

Are the Obamas making a big mistake? I think so. Do you?

President Obama turns 60 this year. And to celebrate, his family has invited almost 500 people to an outdoor party. Health officials are fuming. Read this story from the Washington Post and then decide if the critics are right. A person familiar with the matter told The Washington Post that all of Obama’s guests will have …

Bloomberg: The Australian scientist destroying the “lab-leak” theory

Bloomberg has interviewed the only foreign scientist who was working at the Wuhan Institute of Virology throughout 2019, and she says there is no reason to believe anyone inside that facility made a mistake that would have released coronavirus. Anderson said no one she knew at the Wuhan institute was ill toward the end of …

WaPo takes another shot at China and Russia over vaccines

I think at this point we can affirm the Washington Post dislikes anything emanating from China. In a story about vaccine distribution around the world, the paper notes With supply tight, China and Russia have engaged in vaccine diplomacy, donating or selling doses to countries in need in an apparent bid for influence. Pakistan, for instance, has …

WaPo: Growing international anger as U.S. refuses to share vaccines

This is a definite blight on the U.S.

Think globally, think collectively

A virus has snaked its way around the globe over the past 16 months with inconsistent resistance in part because some of the world's most open nations believed carrying on as if nothing was happening would work. Either pretending the crisis wasn't real or unwisely stating that their people would simply be strong enough to …