Taiwan complains of media controls at China talks

Both Chinese and Taiwanese media struck a hopeful note about the meeting today between China and Taiwan, which it considers a break-away province. Much of the discussion, however, centered on media controls. Many analysts consider it inevitable that Taiwan will have to become...

School Days: Distorted, PC Readings About Muslims and Islam Required in Some...

This news does not bode well for the future of education. The PC crowd now has education so twisted around the flavor of the day that little education actually happens these days. "A new report issued by the American Textbook Council says books approved for use in local...

Chinese Bondholders Group complains to SEC about lax enforcement

""The credit rating agencies, Standard and Poor's, Moody's and Fitch are clearly aware of China's defaults, yet turn a blind eye in order to rake in immense profits from China even though giving premium credit rating status to the People's Republic of China enables the...

'Itsy Bitsy' Songwriter Complains About Imposter

" The man who co-wrote the song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" had the unsettling experience this week of reading his own obituary — the result of an impostor who went through life claiming to be the author of the 1960s smash hit."