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China’s Schizo Economy

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18 September 2025

China’s production is in a tough spot, but it won’t collapse, and possibly not even change. The impact is unevenly spread, and Beijing is quite happy with it. After the real estate sector, the auto sector, the largest industry in the country and the world, shows signs of an impending collapse. Meanwhile, the European Chamber […]

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China’s Reverse Reagan

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- China -
15 September 2025

It is a very different Cold War. China could believe it can win without firing a shot—just as the US did with the USSR forty years ago. But it’s tricky; the US has the ball in its court. Here is a picture in four quadrants. Military Capacity and Costs Two separate questions are troubling America […]

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Father Dehon, the Sacred Heart, and Democracy

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- Religion -
14 September 2025

No matter how far removed their views may be from our own, every time violence silences a voice, it causes deep damage to our democracies. The killing of Charlie Kirk undermines the “right to be heard” of every voice and every word, which are fundamental principles of democratic order. A theological reading of the relationship […]

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First Notes on Geo-Philosophy

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- China -
12 September 2025

Ancient Roman and Ancient Chinese Foundations. “We think in relation to our geographical and historical contexts. Philosophy allows us to address the historical issues before us clearly and thoroughly.” (Speech at the First World History Frontiers Forum, organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, September 12, Beijing) The differences between the ancient Chinese state […]

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Intentions and Attack

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10 September 2025

Israeli bombing of Hamas, Poland shooting Russian drones, came days after China flexed its muscles in an unprecedented military parade in Beijing. It’s unclear whether it’s all accidental or part of a complex game of chess. The September 9th Israeli strike against Hamas sends a clear political message – Israel will go to any lengths […]

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Parades and Charades at Tiananmen

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- China -
5 September 2025

Truth and smoke, mirrors and substance surrounding the recent twin events in China: the SCO meeting and the military showcase. Beijing claimed a new friendship with India and a world-class army. The overall message is one of defiance toward America.  On September 3, with a historic military parade in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping showed […]

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Ukrainian war in the Orthodox Church

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- Europe -
28 August 2025

The Ukrainian war is breaking apart the whole body of the Orthodox Church, not only the Russian one. The Orthodox Church has trouble staying united; this might have long-term consequences for the body of Christianity. The non-autocephalous Ukrainian Church under Metropolitan Onufriy has responded negatively to the injunction from the “State Service for Ethnopolitics and […]

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