China has been spending enormous amounts of money on infrastructure. The US should be spending more money in infrastructure. Brazil is embarking on an infrastructure program in advance of the 2016 Olympics. Is this good, bad, or ugly? For the most part, infrastructure is good. We need roads to get around, railroads and shipyards to… [Read More]
Blog
Tag: China
A Chinese Classroom
This was one of my classrooms at Southwest Jiaotong University this summer. It’s so old-fashioned, isn’t it?
China, Japan, and the Communist Party Central Committee
China is in an interesting state right now. There were protests over the weekend, some violent, against the Japanese and against the Americans for not taking a firmer stand against the Japanese. Even Chengdu had protests, and that’s not a city known for being feisty. The peppers in the food make the women beautiful, I… [Read More]
Travel, Experience, and Snobbery
I love to travel, and I am so fortunate that I have been able to go so many places, see so many great things, and meet so many interesting people. I think that travel gives us perspective on other people and places that can help us all get along better, and it helps us learn… [Read More]
