In this book, David Fedman examines Japanese imperialism through the lens of forest conservation in colonial Korea (1905-1945). Chapter 1 outlines what he calls the "imperialization" of forestry in Mejii Japan, i.e., the transformation of forest management into the building blocks of capitalism, sites of emperor worship, and symbols of national prestige.

Reflections on the Supreme Court during the Trump Presidency as the tattered clothes of National Security conceal the viciousness of partisan politics and xenophobia. 

Kosovo illustrates how nationhood can bring peace and hope to a community in spite of nationalism's legacy of war, historical revisionism, and oppression.  

Good news. My post about the new hi-tech city planned near Moscow and provisionally christened Solntsegrad, the City of the Sun, requires an update.