Thoughts

High Score on Survival, Blank Sheet on Development: Deconstructing the Qing Dynasty with a Self-Consistent Framework

The Books That AI Companies Devoured

Don't Fool Yourself by Treating the Countryside as a 'Fallback'

First Half of 2026 Status Updates: Historical Inquiries

Where exactly is the earliest source of the 'paper tiger' that Trump mentioned?

Why Did the U.S. Choose the Name 'Epic Fury' for Its War Against Iran?

Why Can't Hunanese, Known for Their Talent, Control Their Sons?

Economic Theory Reversed Again: Poorer Regions Now Experience Lower Growth Rates

What Is Democracy from the Perspective of Residential Community Management

America's 'Dead Line': Not a Welfare Issue, but a Choice of Legal Culture

Why American Lawyers Haven't Been Defeated by AI Yet

The System and Values of Western Medicine Are Not Universally Applicable

Thoughts: Farewell 2025, A Hundred Blog Posts, Ten Memories

The 'Man' of Hunan People Is Not 'Ba Man'

What It's Like to Work on a Factory Assembly Line

Why, After 18 Years in Guangdong, Do I Still Not Speak Cantonese?