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Richard Cullen

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Truth trumps fiction, as Donald trumps expectations

Evelyn Waugh was an exceptional English novelist. His best political satires were very good. Truth, though, can still outwit the best fiction, says Richard Cullen A LIVELY SHORT STORY published by Evelyn Waugh in late 1932, entitled “Incident in Azania” discussed events that unfolded on an imaginary, colonial island off the East Coast of Africa. …

February 3, 20260Comments ByRichard Cullen

News Opinion

Transcendental banditry

The Cambridge Dictionary explains that to transcend means, “to rise above or be more important” (link). It is a concept commonly associated with positive transcendence. But some find that violently imposing one’s will can also deliver a transcendental experience. Introduction We typically associate transcendence with rising above the daily grind to achieve enhanced, positive inner…

January 14, 20260Comments ByRichard Cullen

Features News Opinion

War and peace

The surge in China’s military capacity, especially over the last decade, has been the focus of increasing Western commentary, some of it measured, much of it alarmist. Many alarmists believe it is a truth universally acknowledged that any large nation possessed of a significantly upgraded stockpile of advanced martial equipment will want to use it…

December 31, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Culture Features Hong Kong News Opinion

Being open-minded about China cost me friendships

Long-term Hong Kong resident Richard Cullen reflects on politics, friendships and the Tai Po fire. I first arrived to live and work in Hong Kong over 30 years ago. More recently I began to reflect on the way expressing my own political views on Hong Kong and China has reshaped some long-standing friendships. The recent…

December 10, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Culture Opinion

Is God antisemitic?

The Jewish people, some Jewish people say, have suffered so much over the years that it appears that God Himself may be antisemitic. Richard Cullen examines a curious debate. THE SHRILL ESCALATION in claims of antisemitism since October 7, 2023, explained by David Dixon, former Dean of Law at the University of New South Wales…

August 25, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

News Opinion

The shameless new Washington Consensus is drenched in blood

A shocking Pentagon plan for the US's open-ended dominance of the world, leaked in 1992, remains the underlying end-goal for the cluster of countries supporting Washington. But while China demonstrated a new way of governance, lifting 100s of millions of people out of poverty, the US has clung to its need to dominate the…

July 28, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

China news Opinion

Why China has a father or ‘grandpa’ and the US has a commander-in-chief

Professor Wang Pei (汪沛教授), a young scholar at Hong Kong University, has recently published a new extended essay that draws on Jungian archetypes to investigate: “Hero and Father: Contrasting Leadership Styles in the USA-China Rivalry” (available here). AMERICA JUMPS THE RAILS Just over a year ago, at Fridayeveryday, I maintained that, “America bombs while China…

June 4, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

China news Opinion

A hillbilly White House and the wisdom of peasants

In 2016, US Vice President JD Vance published a best-selling memoir entitled “Hillbilly Elegy”. Curiously, he explained on the Fox News network recently that China’s pivotal influence on American consumption was due to the US borrowing “money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture” (YouTube link here). Let's consider the sort…

April 23, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Features News Opinion

America unhinged: it has become a danger to the world and itself

MORE THAN 15 MONTHS AGO, I explained how “America, itself, has verified that it is no longer a normal country” (see this link). Since I wrote that article, America’s grave political deformity has been stunningly ratified. NORMAL VS ABNORMAL Some Americans relish the idea of the US not being normal because they view it as…

April 3, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

News Opinion

You can literally commit mass murder and The Economist will give you a thumbs-up

Killed or maimed 100,000 people, mostly women and children? Supplied weapons for your mates to do that? No problem! The Economist will not downgrade your governance marks for such inconsequential sins. If you're a westerner, that is. Richard Cullen reports. The Economist, a leading British weekly, is a flagship Western media outlet which has championed…

March 7, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Richard Cullen

Truth trumps fiction, as Donald trumps expectations

Transcendental banditry

War and peace

Being open-minded about China cost me friendships

Is God antisemitic?

The shameless new Washington Consensus is drenched in blood

Why China has a father or ‘grandpa’ and the US has a commander-in-chief

A hillbilly White House and the wisdom of peasants

America unhinged: it has become a danger to the world and itself

You can literally commit mass murder and The Economist will give you a thumbs-up

Truth trumps fiction, as Donald trumps expectations

The U.S. openly threatens judges around the world: sorry, but you just can’t do that

David Webb and the Quiet Power of an Unbought Voice