I want to take up this challenge and offer a defense of scholar-activism that I hope, by stepping outside the confines of US domestic politics, will help opponents of scholar-activism recognize its value

I spoke of it very briefly at my book promotion yesterday in Paris--I think it is an important if somewhat speculative point. The Sinification of Marxism may, for the first time in history, create a unified Euro-Asian ideology that would bring together ancient Greek and ancient Chinese influences. Plato & Confucius through Marx. The ideological implications of China’s economic success Sinified Marxism and its future branko2f7.substack.com/p/the…

I know Oxford is a silly place, but convocation killing Mandelson at the voting booth really makes the case for bringing back its seats in the House of Commons.

1/ Not long ago, there was discussion about a monumental Trump state visit to China, including a potential military parade, large business delegation, and multi-city stops. Now, three weeks out, the scale of the visit appears to be shrinking (🧵) nytimes.com/2026/03/11/world…

The “never-s” #JimmyLai told the court this morning: 1. Apple Daily never gave orientation or training on editorial policy to its hires 2. He never discussed anything with @lukedepulford , “his only purpose to contact me was for me to publish his articles”

This is simply brilliant! George Yeo, former foreign minister of Singapore explains why China 🇨🇳 is different from the West and doesn’t have it in its DNA to become an imperial power like the colonial powers or the US.

Price of a pint goes up in Oxford and expected to increase further oxfordmail.co.uk/news/247214…