Sometime around 1916, my great-great grandfather converted to Islam.  Five generations later, nobody in the family knew about it. It wasn...

     Flame me if you want, but I will never add an "I love China, but" to any of my opinions I have to get something off my chest....

Translation of the relevant part: a teacher was fired by TutorABC for saying "I'm Taiwanese"

I can't stand John Bolton, a man for whom the epithet "the worst" could have been invented for. John Bolton is the absolute w...

I've used this as a cover photo before, and probably will again. I hope someday it might actually be true.  With the resurgence of...

First, I apologize for not blogging much. It's dissertation time. I said blogs would be more rare, and I meant it. It'll be like...

Bad idea, guys.  Super hot breaking news! The Bureau of Consular Affairs has just announced that visa waiver, landing visa and visi...

We're in our house keeping our stuff in order because nobody else is going to help.  Some outside Asia (and, honestly, some people...

Does this mean...I'm Wesley? I had always imagined that, living on an island, I'd feel trapped if disaster struck. There are n...