The Philippine cardinal today brought to the Vatican meeting what he experienced in Manila’s poorest areas, among the victims of extrajudicial killings of drug addicts and small-time dealers. For him, fragility among families also stems from poverty, violence, and underemployment, but they can teach how to walk alongside others while trusting in grace.
Today, Washington and Beijing clash over tariffs, Taiwan, and technology. Yet Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and other leading figures of the American Revolution also found inspiration in the thoughts of Confucius and the meritocratic system of the Chinese empire. This forgotten story speaks to a different beginning in relations between the two powers.
From Tajikistan's green tea to Kazakhstan's Kumys to Kyrgyzstan's Ayran: cooling off in the summer heat in Central Asia is an ongoing rediscovery of ancient nomadic and semi-nomadic traditions, of peoples who also rediscover their ancient identity by sipping their drinks.
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