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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Ballotpedia to me: Get a lawyer

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I sent the following message through a web form to Ballotpedia (I screenshotted it or there would be no record):  In 2018, they were very re...
Friday, July 10, 2020

Letter to Congressman's Office on USPS Preparation for Elections

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How Will Overseas Voters Find Info They Need for Remaining Primaries and General Election? I spent an hour this evening (China time, startin...
Thursday, July 9, 2020

"Whataboutism" (Red Lives Matter)

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臭蟲論   ( with credit to Lu Xun [1]) What about 1495 in addition to 1619? What about 1962 in addition to 1865/1965? What about Jorde...
Tuesday, July 7, 2020

The Difficulty of Voting from Abroad in the Time of COVID-19

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As the head of a social studies department at a reputable Guangzhou high school,  I care about American history and, as a lawyer and amateur...
Sunday, May 3, 2020

Sending a Hershey's Kiss: An Open Letter to Bill McKibben of 450.org

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This post wrestles with the question, "What is hubris?" and may even display some of my own.  Jeff Chiu/AP/Shutterstock; Cra...
Monday, April 20, 2020

Eulogy: Dr. N has Passed Away

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Today I learned that Dr. N died of COVID-19 complications in a nursing home in Canton. He was a Persian immigrant, a cardiologist who drove ...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

"Sorry Africa"

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for Tony Bird It has been a long, long time since I have seen Tony Bird, who visited the stage of Phillips Exeter Academy when I was a ...