Monday Horror Renews Debate on (and Thirst for) Capital Punishment

Once again the crowds were calling for blood on Monday after an individual decapitated a four-year-old girl with a meat cleaver in Neihu, Taipei. The random act of incomprehensible violence has re-energized those — a majority here — who support capital punishment and could turn into a challenge for the incoming Tsai administration that is …

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Taiwan’s Stray Animals Need Your Help!

An important message from our friends at The Sanctuary: OUR MOST IMPORTANT APPEAL EVER 庇護所最緊急的訴求 Dear Friends of The Sanctuary, 親愛的庇護所的朋友們, The last 18 months have been the most difficult in my 15 years of rescuing animals in Taiwan, as we have struggled to find a new home for our 300 rescued animals. Amid threats …

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The Treasure of the Empire, or Just Collective Housing?

In October 2013, I sat down with my friend Tim for a bowl of ramen. I hadn’t seen Tim in at least a year, so I casually asked him, “What is it like to have prosecutors constantly at your building probing your neighbors?” Tim lives in the prestigious, and according to some infamous, Di Bao …

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