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How Confucian Philosophy Helped Shape Early American Democracy and Ideals

During his latest visit to China, US President Donald Trump once again referenced Confucius and the influence of Chinese philosophy on Western civilization, particularly in America

From Confucius to Tsinghua: Trump invokes history to anchor China-US future

Against the backdrop of ceremonial grandeur at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday, US President Donald Trump leaned on centuries of shared history to set the stage for the fu...

John West: The Science of the American Founding Has Been Vindicated

On display at the National Archives, the Declaration’s ink has faded from past exposure to sunlight. But its truths haven’t faded. Source

Cosmic order, political authority: the messaging in temple setting for Trump’s China visit

From Obama’s evening chats on Yingtai island in the grounds of Zhongnanhai to Trump’s tea reception in the Forbidden City, historic settings have long formed a symbolic backdrop to...

The Paradox of China’s Crypto Regulation and Capital Going Global (Part 2)

The Global Expansion of Chinese Crypto Capital and the Systemic Collapse of Community Culture In Part 1, I examined how China and the United States have gradually diverged onto two...

Reading China through its characters: an American's lifelong quest

By Xinhua writers Tian Ying, Bai XuBEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Late at night, scrolling through social media, many Chinese users are surprised to find a foreigner "teaching" them...

Envoy, Lai highlight shared values at event marking 250th year of U.S. founding

America at 250: The Enduring Power and Purpose of the United States

Two hundred fifty years after the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, the United States stands at a pivotal moment. The nation that reshaped the global order no...

China Focus: Reading China through its characters: an American's lifelong quest

By Xinhua writers Tian Ying, Bai Xu BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Late at night, scrolling through social media, many Chinese users are surprised to find a foreigner "teaching" the...

China Fears the Church, America Fears the Chinese: A Chinese Christian Student Caught in Between

For some Chinese, studying in the U.S. is a welcome breath of freedom. But they are increasingly met not with open arms but with suspicion.

Democracy, Authoritarianism – and Why the United States and China Seem to Be Competing Over the…

Political discussions are often framed as a clear opposition: democracy versus authoritarianism. But when we look at this through a…Continue reading on Activated Thinker »

The timeless truths behind the Declaration of Independence

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the American founding, it’s important to point out that the Declaration of Independence does not begin with politics. Before it speaks of ri...

Debating the Declaration: John West on Science in the American Founding

Even non-Christian Founders like Benjamin Franklin thought about the evidence for intelligent design. Franklin studied it as part of his private liturgy. Source

John West: Our National Creed Rests on Propositions About Reality

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, what “story” we hold to be true matters as much as it has always done. Source

The Beijing Summit, the Thucydides Trap, and the Erosion of American Strategic Thought

What happens when a superpower stops studying the forces that shape its fate.Continue reading on The Geopolitical Economist »

Gratitude, Belonging, and Philosophy

I came to philosophy somewhat by accident. I am from a bureaucratic, military-dominated area of Northern Virginia; almost everyone I went to high school with went into IT, the mili...

How John Locke’s thoughts inspired the Founding Fathers

As our nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, much discussion surrounds the people, actions, and motivations that made America’s founding possible. Once the Revolutionary War was...

The Science Behind the Declaration of Independence

The scientific consensus of the Founders’ era confirmed the truths of the Declaration. Source

Creationism, the American Founding, and Individual Rights

Introduction: The Declaration famously says that we are “endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights.” Like many famous sayings, this one tends to roll over the surface...

As Trump and Xi Meet in China, American and Chinese People Are Drifting Apart

Past meetings between the presidents of the U.S. and China have involved friendly displays of cultural exchange. Those gestures have largely dried up.

To Save America, We Must Reconnect With the Founders’ Moral Imagination

Matthew Mehan, author of “The American Book of Fables,” joins Bradley Devlin on a new episode of “Signal Sitdown“ to discuss the “moral imagination” of the Founders and the need du...

The Way of Tea: How It Became More Than Just a Drink in Ancient China and Japan

From the tea banquets of ancient China to the minimalist ceremonies of Japan, the 'Way of Tea' has evolved into far more than a cultural tradition

Why Japan’s Culture of Cleanliness Traces Back to China’s Tang Dynasty

From Buddhist temples to Shinto shrines to modern school cleaning duties, the philosophy that sweeping is spiritual practice traveled from 7th-century China to Japan to Taiwan

Has China just ended the end of history?

You can perhaps judge the rise and decline of a society by the quality of its public intellectuals. In the last century, the United States had some genuinely great thinkers such as...