A Decision of Historic Absurdity The European Union’s latest decision on gas imports from Russia is almost absurdly bizarre. Over the past five years—since before […]
Author: Felix Abt
Felix Abt is a Swiss entrepreneur residing in Asia, who has lived in nine countries, including North Korea and Vietnam, and roamed many more on all continents, and who has never had any desire to lecture or even liberate other people. Fortunately, he has also never been arrested to this day.
His unconventional life experience has given him a somewhat unconventional view of things, which the conventional mainstream censors, but which he is happy to share on independent media portals. He holds the credo that one must praise where others criticize, and criticize where others praise. His Amazon author profile can be found here.
How Disciplinary Cases Turn into Coup Fantasies
Since 2014, Xi Jinping has tackled corruption and questionable loyalties in the military without hesitation but with great caution. Chinese people I have met have […]
Pioneers Turned Prey
Echoes of 1789 in 1917: When the Revolution Turns on Its Makers The phrase “a revolution that eats its own children” originated in the chaotic […]
Wu Zetian: The Woman Who Rewrote China’s Rules
I. Princess Pingyang’s Legacy Meets Wu Zhao: The Tang Dynasty’s Window of Female Power Wu Zetian was not content with the title of empress—she seized […]
Pre‑Crime America: The Quiet Rise of a Full‑Spectrum Surveillance State
Palantir’s ELITE App and the Expansion of Data-Driven Targeting Palantir’s ELITE app (Enhanced Leads Identification & Targeting for Enforcement) is live: a Minority Report nightmare […]
The Elites’ “Rebrand”: From Climate to Code
The World Economic Forum in Davos is the annual event where billionaires and political leaders gather to decide, in effect, what our future is going […]
The Sino-Russian Border and the Treaties China Calls Unequal — and Russia Calls History
Unfinished Business: China’s History with Russia’s 19th-Century Treaties China’s relations with former colonial or imperial powers vary widely, and its willingness to “forgive” or move […]
Eight Consecutive Years Without a Passed Audit — and the Pentagon Gets a 50% Raise
The Only Government Agency That Can’t Pass an Audit — and Is Rewarded for It The Pentagon has now failed its annual financial audit for […]