Unusual praise for China and Xi from the Wall Street Journal, though it still resorts to Chinese perilism and equates China’s ambitions with American imperialism.

In a paper titled “Chairman Xi’s Navy” earlier this year, Martinson wrote that Xi may rank among the greatest navalist statesmen in modern history.

Is this Great Man Theory?

Bloomberg article. Interesting use of the phrase ‘status symbol’ here. Usually, it’s about flexing Veblen goods, but here it’s used in the context of enthusiasts using Chinese products that are of equal or better quality than established brands, even though the price is lower.

The original poll is by The Economist btw. Because archive.today is not working, you can read the original Economist article via Freedium here.

That image is fucking sick though

Do you guys think they’ll really attack Cuba while the war in Iran is still ongoing? I know Rubio would love it, and Trump did say, “Cuba’s going to be next.”