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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…

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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…

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