OxBlog

Saturday, December 07, 2002

# Posted 9:30 PM by Ariel David Adesnik  

OXBLOG DOUBLE-SCOOPS NYT: Four days ago, OxBlog declared that Elliot Abrams' appointment as NSC director for the Middle East would have a big impact on US policy. Today's the NY Times follows up with a long profile of Abrams. The profile focused on Abrams' attitudes toward Israel while ignoring the critical fact OxBlog pointed out, which is that Abrams is one of the strongest supporters of promoting democracy across the globe. The Times more concerned with Palestinians than democracy? Surprise!

Three weeks ago, OxBlog took Nicholas Kristof to task for his naive views of Chinese education. He said Chinese students' work ethic will result in China overtaking the US someday as a superpower. OxBlog said that China's authoritarian educational system prevents students from developing the independent thinking skills that have made American students great. Today, the Timespublished an op-ed by a Chinese professor (now in the US) who recounted just how the Chinese system crushes independent thought. OxBlog 2, NYT 0.
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