From demographics to hidden debt, defaulting developers to a looming collapse of property value, Gordon G. Chang in 1945 argues that China faces an economic death spiral. The once-formidable dragon has stretched itself too thin and its proclivities of secrecy and total control will likely prevent recognizing and implementing what needs to be done. For more on China from C2C, check out The Beaver and the Dragon.

Bad Mom? Bad Wife?
The Massachusetts trial of Lindsay Clancy for killing her three young children (recently declared a mistrial) became a litmus test for couples – with some publicly breaking off engagements due to disagreements over her culpability. Writing in The American Mind, Evie Solheim ponders the malign influence of social media on the marriage decision for younger generations. “When men and women treat existence as a zero-sum game, everyone loses,” she writes, pleading for greater understanding between the sexes. For more on marriage, see this C2C article.


