As part and parcel of China’s compressed modernization, processes of
state-led rural urbanization through land expropriation and
rural-to-urban relocation have been transforming rural Chinese people’s
lives in unprecedented ways. This has led to different, often adverse
outcomes for the affected populations – China’s “landless peasants” - as
well as to ... Show More
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The Resurgence of War and the Collapse of Arms Control
How the nuclear guardrails were dismantled. What arms control actually did (risk management, predictability, geography), how it unravelled from the 2000s onward, and why its collapse matters more now as we see a resurgence of strategic instability and armed conflict. Learn more a ... Show More
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Taking On The Nanny State
Bret Easton Ellis, author and screenwriter, has a new book out , "White", where he takes on the nanny state still crying about the 2016 election. President Trump's victory was "not fair" and liberals have drawn a line where even talking to a conservative should be grounds for abu ... Show More
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#429 — The New World Order
<p dir="ltr">Sam Harris speaks with Anne Applebaum about the erosion of democracy at home and abroad. They discuss the Sudanese civil war and the outside forces involved, America's retreat from global leadership, the impacts of USAID cuts, gerrymandering, the integrity of U.S. el ... Show More
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<div>Kellie Carter Jackson on the double standard that guides who can protest – and how – in the United States. And, Rachel Chason and Rebecca Tan examine what nursing home residents are experiencing during the pandemic.</div><div><br></div><div>Read more:</div><div><br></div><di ... Show More
