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Evil Olympics

Postscript: Rick Reilly Thinks The Olympics Were Unreal!

August 26, 2008Burt Likko

And he’s not afraid to tell you so, with some editing assistance from the ChiCom Party’s helpful censors inspirational journalism guides.

Evil Olympics, Link Love, Sports, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

Evil Olympics, Closing Ceremony: Exporting Death

August 25, 2008Burt Likko

Of all the things I have mused about over the past two and a half weeks concerning the truly awful things the People’s Republic of China has done, I saved this one for the last. China exports a lot of… Continue Reading →

China, Evil Olympics

Evil Olympics, Day Fifteen: The Power Of The Party

August 24, 2008Burt Likko 1 Comment

I’m growing weary of this series of posts, to be honest with you, Loyal Readers. Losing my Tibet post into the aether of the Intertubes was a bit demoralizing, to be honest, and I think you get the point by… Continue Reading →

China, Evil Olympics

Argh – The Lost Post

August 23, 2008Burt Likko

I had a wonderful, historically-rich, and melancholy post all written and teed up for publication yesterday. I started it with the medieval-period emergence of Tibet, traced it through the fall of the Chinese Emperors, the autonomous period that ended in… Continue Reading →

Blog, Evil Olympics, Writing

Evil Olympics, Day Fourteen: The Tragedy Of Tibet

August 23, 2008Burt Likko
China, Evil Olympics

Evil Olympics, Day Thirteen: Family Values Of The PRC

August 21, 2008Burt Likko

There are a lot of people in China. The government has been concerned for a long time about overpopulation. And it’s taken action. Not as draconian as you might have initially feared, but yeah, it’s still pretty bad. It wouldn’t… Continue Reading →

Abortion, China, Ethics and Morality, Evil Olympics, Government

Evil Olympics, Day Twelve: Whatever Happened To That Guy Who Shouted At The Tank?

August 20, 2008Burt Likko

If you don’t remember the Tank Man, watch the video below. If you’re too young to remember the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, then you must watch the video. If you have managed to stumble on this blog from China,… Continue Reading →

Big Brass Ones Award, China, Evil Olympics, History

Evil Olympics, Day Eleven: The Three Gorges Dam

August 19, 2008Burt Likko

Hailed by some as a miracle of engineering, the Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest hydro-electric power generator, which when it is fully operational will produce 22,500 megawatts of electricity — this is more than would be generated by… Continue Reading →

China, Evil Olympics

Evil Olympics, Day Ten: What It’s Like To Be Gay In China

August 18, 2008Burt Likko

Traditionally, Chinese society takes a dim but not completely negative view of homosexuality. The begetting of children, particularly sons, is a duty of a good Chinese man; this is reinforced by Confucian and Taoist teachings. So traditional morality in China… Continue Reading →

China, Constitutional Law, Evil Olympics, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex, Sickness and Health

Evil Olympics, Day Nine: How The Chinese Steal Our Intellectual Property

August 17, 2008Burt Likko

Intellectual property is important because it is how a culture is created in a capitalist society. It is how technology is encouraged to advance. It is responsible for the countless innovations and richness of our lives. Respecting and enforcing the… Continue Reading →

China, Evil Olympics, Intellectual Property, Law

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