Sam Crane
@UselessTree
I teach Chinese politics and ancient philosophy at Williams College. Currently overseeing Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford University.
Tal vez te guste
Haven’t been here in a while but if you’re in Dublin on May 19th, come by Trinity College for my talk.
Thread on Jimmy Lai testimony
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”
My latest: Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in jail under subversion charges, marking an end to the largest national security case in Hong Kong under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing. voanews.com/a/hong-kong-im…
Please consult the Zunghar Khanate…. Oh, right…
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.
Here's an injustice that strikes close to home.
Price of a pint goes up in Oxford and expected to increase further oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24721418.…
Looking at Trump's national security picks, seems like he's going for people who lack the standing, authority, backbone, or wisdom to stand up to him, no matter what he decides to do. #TeamofLackeys
Fabulous talk!
This is happening tomorrow at 4:15pm in Lincoln College. Do come along if you can! For online, please follow the link here and send an email to the listed email address: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/series/i…
Watched first episode of second season of Wolf Hall here in UK last night. Great stuff. Also eeriely suggestive of dyanamics of court politics in incoming post-liberal/pre-fascist US government. They are all dogs of the king and the king must be pleased.
Blue Sky has gotten a lot more interesting in the past week. Just sayn’
Heighten the contradictions
A Modest Proposal: Let Trump Be Trump Democrats should not try to save America from itself. thebulwark.com/p/a-modest-pro…
Here we are journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-s…
journalofdemocracy.org
The Signs of Deconsolidation | Journal of Democracy
Political scientists have long assumed that “democratic consolidation” is a one-way street, but survey evidence of declining support for democracy from across the established democracies suggests...
Always good to think of the larger global context. The US is not, and never has been, exceptional.
We’re going to hear lots of stories about which people, policies and rhetoric are to blame for the Democrats’ defeat. Some of those stories may even be true! But an underrated factor is that 2024 was an absolutely horrendous year for incumbents around the world 👇
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