“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” This famous quote, widely attributed to Mark Twain, keeps playing in my mind as China mourns the death of former premier Zhu Rongji and reflects on his legacy. It was early afternoon on August 12 when I received a message from a friend on the mainland that…
For decades, George Soros has been the American right’s favourite villain — a billionaire bogeyman blamed for everything from migrant caravans to climate protests. But with Donald Trump back in the White House and preparing to wield the power of the federal government against his ideological opponents, the conflict has entered a new and dangerous…
President Donald Trump said his administration is probing whether the billionaire philanthropist George Soros “and other radical left lunatics” helped to fund the “No Kings” protests against him. Soros has, through his foundations, heavily funded progressive causes across the world, including in the U.S., and become a bête noire of the conservative right. Trump has…