Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn NY. Beautiful.

Some of what I'll be teaching @tcddublin.bsky.social this Fall.

The useless tree

The Observer knows how to do it.

Sure. And Christian missionaries foresaw a grand Confucian-Christian synthesis. How’d that work out?

Sounds about right

What was and what could have been.

Summer Eights, Oxford.

Just a random Dionysus statue at Rousham House. Have a great day!🍷

Thinking of Hu Shih on this May 4th

You think you’re having a bad day?

Napoli night

Yes. And for those who might wander over to Twitter, this thread provides a list of the sources they simply ignore:

Things getting edgy over at the other place.

It’s worse: AI slop.

Will Monthly Review retract? They should.

For all the Chinamaxxers out there.

Thanks to @billbishop.bsky.social I just found Because China and it has answered a burning question I have:

Good lord

Happy Birthday!

This is who runs this account

Today’s Observer cc: @dandrezner.bsky.social

Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful new year.

And SCMP frames it as: why aren’t Singaporeans beautiful?

Liverpool, 2025:

Sachs is not interested in historical accuracy or insight. He is simply shilling for Xi.