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Editorials on the economy, technology, and lifestyle by Dr Jiulin Teng
Cover for post A Proactive International Policy that Emphasizes Strong Ties with the People of the World: What China Could Do to Avoid Reacting to US Provocations
12 Aug 2020
A Proactive International Policy that Emphasizes Strong Ties with the People of the World: What China Could Do to Avoid Reacting to US Provocations
China can protect itself by not reacting to US aggression, which is also how it can best avoid a new Cold War. Instead, a proactive international policy that...
Cover for post 76 Years After D-Day, History Shows that the USA Is as Flawed A Beacon of Democracy as the USSR was a Flawed Beacon for Socialism: It Needn't End the Same
05 Jun 2020
76 Years After D-Day, History Shows that the USA Is as Flawed A Beacon of Democracy as the USSR was a Flawed Beacon for Socialism: It Needn't End the Same
Democracy has not been fully implemented in the USA, just like socialism was not correctly implemented in the USSR. Can protests after police killing of Geor...
Cover for post Materialism Underpins the Social Chasm that democrats* (small 'd') Are Protesting Against in the US and Around the World
03 Jun 2020
Materialism Underpins the Social Chasm that democrats* (small 'd') Are Protesting Against in the US and Around the World
Materialism deprives lives of purpose and robs us of our sense of community. The unrestrained pursuit of wealth and freedom above all else leads to division ...
Cover for post How Did President Trump Get Elected in 2016? Because People Voted with Their Hearts
31 May 2020
How Did President Trump Get Elected in 2016? Because People Voted with Their Hearts
Donald Trump won the 2016 election because he was loved by voters who are like him and who are enamored by his confidence and projection of competence. Trump...
Cover for post Class Bias in Liberal Media: You Are Not Like Them
28 May 2020
Class Bias in Liberal Media: You Are Not Like Them
Beyond demand- and supply-driven biases, I point to class bias in media: Simply being part of a class influences how journalists experience and perceive real...
Cover for post Overpopulation and Economic Growth: Heads You Lose, Tails You Lose More [Discussing the Climate Emergency, part 1]
23 May 2020
Overpopulation and Economic Growth: Heads You Lose, Tails You Lose More [Discussing the Climate Emergency, part 1]
We are addicted to economic growth and, by proxy, population growth. Both threat our own existence through pollution, unrestrained resource consumption, and ...
Cover for post The Gilded Recovery? Making Sense of the Quick Recovery of the US Stock Market
22 May 2020
The Gilded Recovery? Making Sense of the Quick Recovery of the US Stock Market
The US stock market recovered thanks to aggressive fiscal policies and loose monetary policies combined with a lack of opportunity elsewhere. In the mid-term...
Cover for post Why True Innovation Is Rare and Unevenly Distributed, and What We Can Do About It
09 May 2020
Why True Innovation Is Rare and Unevenly Distributed, and What We Can Do About It
True innovation remains a rare feat, and innovation is unevenly distributed and heavily skewed towards some economies. Dr Jiulin Teng points to five explanat...
Cover for post Exit Strategy for EU from the Lockdown---The Euro, Return to Keynesian, and Caution Against Neoliberalism and Nationalism
16 Apr 2020
Exit Strategy for EU from the Lockdown---The Euro, Return to Keynesian, and Caution Against Neoliberalism and Nationalism
Euro is Europe's strongest asset in leading the recovery. Dr Jiulin Teng argues, however, that only a return to Keynesian economics, with an emphasis on inno...
Cover for post The Death of a Paradigm: The Human, Economic, and Long-Term Social Costs of Coronavirus
19 Mar 2020
The Death of a Paradigm: The Human, Economic, and Long-Term Social Costs of Coronavirus
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to aggravate, the mid- to long-term economic and social costs will be tremendous. Dramatic changes in the economic and soc...
Cover for post Afterglow on the British Empire - Elitism and Neoliberal Paradise
27 Feb 2020
Afterglow on the British Empire - Elitism and Neoliberal Paradise
After the Brexit General Election, DrJLT argues the driving force behind the Tories' landslide was the confusion between elitism and the British Identity...
Cover for post The Shy Corbynites: Despite Weak Polling Numbers Three Weeks Prior to the General Election, Labour Will Win on 12 December [Prediction]
27 Feb 2020
The Shy Corbynites: Despite Weak Polling Numbers Three Weeks Prior to the General Election, Labour Will Win on 12 December [Prediction]
DrJLT made the case for a Labour victory before the 2019 UK General Election. While it didn't work out, a lot of the points made here could come into pla...