Category Opinion

Contrary to what some newspaper owners think, it’s endorsement season. But for reasons that should be obvious, I’ll stay out of that brouhaha. Instead, I’ll just explain how I personally think about the election, starting with my vote. I’m not…

As a student in China in the late 1980s, I spent several wonderful semesters studying zoology and botany. I vividly remember the joy of a summer field trip, immersed in taxonomy and biodiversity, where I learnt about a weed called…