‘Bai lan’ and how Trump’s tariffs are hurting China and helping the US

May 06, 2025

‘Bai lan’ and how Trump’s tariffs are hurting China and helping the US

“Bai lan” is a Chinese colloquial expression that means “let it rot” or “let it decay.” In contemporary terms, it represents a phenomenon in China’s culture that describes an apathetic mindset and disposition to accept a deteriorating situation rather than engage in any effort to improve it. It’s analogous to the effects Trump’s tariffs can […]

Democrats have learned nothing on immigration

Freshman Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) may have had the political intuition to co-sponsor the Laken Riley Act, but he is still a Democrat, which means his true loyalty lies in maintaining open borders, hence his tweet on Cinco de Mayo calling for a mass amnesty for the literally millions of illegal immigrants former President Joe […]

H-1B visas: How a good idea went bad

I graduated from Oxford University in 2012 with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in computer science, and I first came to the United States in 2013. My first job in America was as a software engineer, and I traveled on an H-1B visa: the non-immigrant visa that allows American employers to hire foreign workers in […]

Ohio Republicans debate over subsidizing Browns’ stadium

While football fans might see the Cleveland Browns as a charity case, the team is actually a for-profit enterprise. Since Dee and Jimmy Haslam bought the team in August 2012, the franchise has increased in value fivefold from less than $1 billion to more than $5 billion, outpacing the stock market by about 50%. The Browns’ product, […]

Washington state demands priests break the seal of confession

Washington state Democrats are singling out religious leaders in a law they claim is upholding the separation between church and state. In reality, it is the imposition of the state on the church, singling out religion as the focus of the law. The new law that has been signed by Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson adds […]

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Immigration helped shape America, but on its own terms

America started attracting immigrants long before it became a country. Already in the late 1600s and early 1700s, there were newcomers from Germany, Ulster, France, etc. What made them immigrants? They willingly moved to a place, in this case colonies, that had been established and settled by others. To succeed, they roughly assimilated to the […]

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