Who Is J.D. Vance? Or is he James Donald Bowman? Or James David Hamel? Today, he is officially James David Vance. The name changes are […]
Tag: corruption
The Rise and Fall of Miles Guo: A Case Study in Western Support for Political Dissidents
With the downfall of Chinese businessman Miles Guo (Guo Wengui), it became clear that he had been accused of financial fraud not only in China […]
How Disciplinary Cases Turn into Coup Fantasies
Since 2014, Xi Jinping has tackled corruption and questionable loyalties in the military without hesitation but with great caution. Chinese people I have met have […]
Pioneers Turned Prey
Echoes of 1789 in 1917: When the Revolution Turns on Its Makers The phrase “a revolution that eats its own children” originated in the chaotic […]
The CIA’s Modus Operandi Draws Off British and French Colonial Precedents
The CIA likes to fashion itself as a heroic agency that helps to protect national security and uphold democracy around the world. However, Hugh Wilford’s […]
In the US Oligarchy, Tech Billionaires and Other War Profiteers, Flanked by Neocon Ideologues, Have the Last Word, Not the President, Whoever He or She May Be
Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed champion of free speech (who simultaneously practices censorship and suppresses views he doesn’t like on his ‘X’ platform), has stepped up […]
Is Jacksons International Airport the Most Corrupt in the World?
Port Moresby’s Jacksons International Airport has earned a notorious reputation, with many travelers claiming it might be one of the most corrupt airports in the […]
61 Billion More US Taxpayers’ Money For The Unwinnable War In Ukraine: Who Are The Profiteers?
The highly decorated military man’s list of honorary titles is long. Régis Chamagne, a colonel in the French Air Force, is a Knight of the […]
Spies, lies, and cover-ups: the ongoing spy thriller with the two Canadian Michaels and the Trudeau administration’s attempts to avert a major embarrassment
We have repeatedly reported, for example here, on this cloak and dagger, the political drama and the arbitrary arrest of an innocent Chinese businesswoman by […]
Ruthless critique of power by a cognitive scientist. Review of his insightful book that offers a unique digression into human history to understand (and change) today’s conditions
The German cognitive researcher Rainer Mausfeld has long been concerned with neoliberal ideology, the transformation of democracy by elites and the psychological techniques of opinion […]