The news that Russia has reached out to China for military and economic support has sent shockwaves across the world.  What is going on?  Is this simply a way in which Vladimir Putin is forcing Xi Jinping to take a […]

China and Growth: An interview where I discuss one of the missing issues in the limits to growth in China: The unwillingness to give people to freedom to do more than just make money by sharing ideas, no matter how […]

A translated diary of an educated Chinese peasant from 1942.  One year of events is outlined before the diary come to an end.  The  names have been Anglicized for easier understanding.  The language has been cleaned up.  As the original […]