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Just a follow-up with this topic of democracy and how much happiness it actually provides: An article in Foreign Policy by Eric Weiner, Will Democracy Make You Happy?, shows that while democratic countries enjoy a higher degree of comfort and happiness than non-democratic countries, it isn’t democracy that gives people happiness but rather the […]

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The WSJ has an article up on polluting factories and their fate in the hands of the communist government. They are actually shutting down factories in preparation for the Olympics. This is their solution to a possibly embarrassing problem. Although it’s not a terribly creative solution, it will clear up a lot of the […]

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I think China will stay a communist (if you can call them that) state. However, I do think that they will become more communist in nature. China, as a communist state, does not officially embrace capitalism. However, we see more and more that they are embracing it in spirit. They call it “Socialism with […]

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This list isn’t all that uncommon. I think most countries are worried about their own first and foremost. They see the immediate problems here. (Don’t take the speck out of your neighbor’s eye without first taking the plank out of yours)
Seeing as educational reform was one of the most important issues is also […]

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Chapter 1 is about the rise of India as a democratic society, detailing the factors that contribute to diversity/conflict, and the handing over of India by the British to the Indian government. It seems that there are three groups that contribute to the overall cultural makeup of India, and those are the Hindus, the Muslims, […]

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Book: The Search for Modern China
Author: Jonathan D. Spence (Ph.D. in History, Yale 1965)
ISBN: 0-393-30780-8
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Pub. Date: October 2001
Pages: 876pp
 
Review by: Simeon Trieu
 
Synopsis
The Search for Modern China is about the journey the Chinese have taken throughout history. Although Chinese history spans thousands of years and ranks among some of the oldest […]

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After reading this article and Ashley’s commentary, I must comment on a few critical points. First of all, Chinese schools do not teach much about teamwork. From an early age, they are taught to achieve much.. but as an individual, not as a group. Although, there is a strong sense of community and […]

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