Went out with the @Taipei_Neolibs gang today to check out some art about the future of the body. This was probably my favorite piece. "Graham" has a body that has been designed to withstand auto collisions:

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 The "polycrisis" is basically a war over Taiwan. That's the only scenario of global significance where outcomes diverge radically based on contingency. What we're seeing now is signaling in the lead-up, demonstrating that the parties understand the gravity of the situation.

Taiwan and Japan have both fundamentally rethought their defense postures since the Pelosi visit. This is quite tangible.

Taiwan is the opposite of a risk hedge in the US-China relationship, despite the best intentions of some on both sides to make it so. New post on the forbidden platform, also includes the geopolitical significance of the TikTok ban. tinyurl.com/mr2ebbxm

When is the global non-aligned movement going to realize that it is actually aligned into energy producers and consumers? The US isn't a net importer, but this is going to kill Pakistan. edition.cnn.com/2023/04/08/eco…

How does Politico write an article like this without any Taiwanese sources? Because I don't think "Is China a paper tiger?" would be the way they'd criticize Colby. Politico is writing about this as if it were a domestic issue.

Al Jazeera had a really interesting article this week by Jordyn Haime about Taiwan's marijuana community and those advocating for a more progressive approach to the drug from the government aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4…

Great reporting by Steven Crook on the sad story of Bert Salt, a UK retiree who lived in Taiwan for 13 years until his death at age 88 but was never able to become a resident despite the fact that his daughter has been a resident in Taiwan for decades. taipeitimes.com/News/feat/arch…

This is getting dunked on but he's talking precisely about the communication process which the doves keep emphasizing.

New in CommonWealth Magazine: Everyone agrees that Taiwan is in demographic trouble, yet the government isn't organized for any sort of coherent response. That could change with a straightforward bureaucratic reshuffle. english.cw.com.tw/article/articl…

Taiwan's low-wage model only works to the extent that talent doesn't flee the country. Then it turns into a low-value model.

Really inspiring thread. Hopefully some long-neglected domestic issues will finally be debated.

Taipei New Liberals welcome Courtney Donovan Smith 石東文 to look forward to Lai’s new term. How will Lai lead? And what will it mean for Taiwan? Join us by registering at the eventbrite link below: eventbrite.com/e/how-will-lai…

Taiwan's real estate tax is a scam. "Professors from National Chengchi University and Academia Sinica found that the wealthiest 10 percent in Taiwan held over 60 percent of national wealth, and that their share has steadily increased" from 2004 to 2020." english.cw.com.tw/article/articl…

This piece rose out of a Taipei New Liberals event with Courtney Donovan Smith 石東文, who explained DPP Factional politics to a rapt audience. Connect with us for more events like this. Here at Taipei New Liberals we love Taiwan, we love freedom and we believe good policy matters.

Board games with a dash of geopolitics! This event format seems to work well so stay tuned for more activities like this.

Is Taiwan’s military ready for a potential invasion threat? Come join military commentator Paul Huang to find out. Paul’s talk will be followed by a convivial Q+A. Join us 8/29 at Red Room No ticket but please buy food and drink to support the venue.

Thanks Paul Huang for an excellent, but sobering assessment of Taiwan's military preparedness. According to Paul, the problems go far beyond just quantitative. "My priority is to first fix the way the military is run, and then you can think about increasing the money."