Scott Tong travels to China to discover how his great-grandfather saved the Tong family village during World War Two.
Family Genealogies
Scott Tong travels to China with his mother to track down their family history.
Discovering My Grandmother’s School
Scott Tong returns to China to find his grandmother’s old school in Nanchang.
Secrets of the Tong Village
Scott Tong’s quest to find a place that may no longer even exist: The ancestral Tong family village–Fu Ma Ying.
The Narrowing Gap Between Nuclear and Conventional Weapons
Is Russia in breach of the 1986 INF Treaty on Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, agreed by Reagan and Gorbachev? This would be dangerous.
A Saudi Break With Ultra-Conservatism?
The surrender of a Brussels mosque offers hope that Saudi Arabia is serious about shaving off the sharp edges of its brand of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism. Or does it?
Trump’s Budget Priorities: Crimes Against Humanity?
President Trump’s proposed budget highlights the increasing White House determination to find military solutions to the world’s ills.
After Parkland: Murder By Congress
Reflections on the latest high school shooting in the United States and what it says about the state of American “civilization.”
Zuma’s Fall: Why is South Africa So Divided?
Though the economy suffered during his tenure, Zuma was a shining example of what a better life could mean for rural South Africans.
Curtains for Zuma
With South Africa’s president out, what lies ahead for South Africa and the rest of the African continent?























