James Soong recently draw controversy after an ad lashing out at DPP and KMT presidential candidates Tsai Ing-Wen and Hung Hsiu-Chu on the basis of their both being unmarried women. Can we draw broader implications?...
With the possibility of Hung's replacement as KMT presidential candidate, is it time to start speaking of Hung in past tense? We might look back on her meteoric rise and fall....
The complete account of last month's Ministry of Education occupation from New Bloom editor Brian Hioe, who was present for most of the occupation from the beginning....
What were the differences between last year's Sunflower Movement and this year's Anti-Textbook Revision Movement? On the other hand, what was shared?...
We have seen five days of occupation in the Ministry of Education courtyard. What have been international responses and what future prospects are there for the movement now?...
The Greek crisis has been the talk of all the world lately, Taiwan included. But there has been little commentary regarding what lessons the Greek referendum can offer Taiwan in terms of lessons....
Are there lessons to be learned from the disproportionate influence of international media on Taiwan as evidenced in Tsai Ing-Wen’s appearance on the cover of Time Magazine?...
In her thirty minute long speech in New York City, which was attended by over a thousand, Tsai spoke of her admiration to New York City as a “city where dreams come true,” her willingness to work with the rising Third Party movements in Taiwan, and a growing “new Asian value of democracy” that is championed by Taiwan. But Tsai’s speech still lacked any concrete substance into what makes her a suitable candidate for presidency. ...