The no holds-barred (NHB) fighting world is still trying to digest last night’s complete destruction and humiliation of the old fighting legend Royce Gracie by the reigning welterweight Ultimate Fighting Champion Matt Hughes, who is a quintessential representative of the new breed of mixed martial artists (MMA).
But another fighting event, one that would be […]

As many of you no doubt noticed, The Korea Liberator was down for over a day. This is going to explain what happened and why, with some WordPress jargon, some technical detail, and griping (ok, ranting) about support, so if you aren’t interested, no need to continue.
Update: Some of the deletions and changes have […]

Here is something that turns Max Weber on his head:
The story of Asian-American “domination” of campus Christian organizations (h/t Marshall Sana). Some juicy bits:
At Berkeley, California’s premier public university, “evangelical Christian” and “Asian American” are almost interchangeable descriptions. Three trends come together. One is California’s demographics: It is 11 percent Asian compared to 4 […]

According to Chosun Ilbo, China is no longer the cheap manufacturing paradise for Korean businesses:
Not so long ago, China was the promised land for Korean textile and footwear companies that felt stifled by labor costs and regulations at home. The country offered labor for less than 1/10 of what Koreans demanded, provided benefits in […]

The 2006 Annual Report to Congress: Military Power of the People’s Republic of China is available on the DoD website (h/t Logan Gage).
For those of you who are too lazy, below is the executive summary:
China’s rapid rise as a regional political and economic power with global aspirations is an important element of today’s […]

In “Eurasia: A New World Order?” Eugene Rumer talks Central Asia, Russia, China and the U.S. (h/t Registan.net).
Some choice bits:
One of the key aspects of President Putin’s new line has been renewed attention to the former empire. Russian tensions with Ukraine and Georgia over gas supplies, opposition to their respective Orange and Rose revolutions, […]

Well, guess what? Life, not just China, is one big elephant.
And we’re all blind (and that includes the Department of Defense).
There are, of course, folks who can gauge beyond their own narrow vision and experience set. Those folks have what’s called “imagination” (sometimes though imagination can run, er, a little bit wild).
BTW, China Law […]

And speaking of unhealthy food, Japan has become a nation of fat people or so reports Yomiuri Shimbun:
People in this country began to enjoy a richer but less healthy diet after World War II and exercise less as automobile use spread, leading more and more of us to become fat. Attention is now focused […]

I am still going to eat Kimchi when I eat Korean food. But eating too much Kimchi might actually be bad for one’s health despite claims of miraculous health properties touted by many Koreans:
Understandably, perhaps, dissenters on the topic of its healing power are circumspect.
“I’m sorry. I can’t talk about the health risks of […]

I recently wrote in RealClearPolitics:
And under no circumstances should illegal migrants be granted amnesty or be allowed to “jump the line” ahead of those who are following the rules. To grant such an amnesty under any guise is not only grossly unfair to those who are already Americans, but also to those who have […]