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Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom

Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom

by Dan Jeffries | Aug 28, 2014 | Uncategorized, History, Politics, World Events | 0 comments

Every since I set out to write my Chinese epic, the Jasmine Wars, I’ve wanted to use a modified version of a famous communist propaganda poster for the cover. You see it in the corner there on the left. The communists used it in the Hundred Flowers Campaign, an...
Why Most Revolutions Fail

Why Most Revolutions Fail

by Dan Jeffries | Aug 3, 2012 | News, Politics, Psychology, World Events | 1 comment

As I watch all the hope and promise drain out of the Arab Spring, it got me thinking about why most revolutions fail.  Not long ago the military regime of Egypt passed a series of laws that stripped the incoming president of all power and guaranteed their military...
Arab Spring Becomes the Arab Winter

Arab Spring Becomes the Arab Winter

by Dan Jeffries | Dec 12, 2011 | News, Politics, World Events | 0 comments

I’ve long believed that if people are just given the chance, that in general they will make the right decisions. Democracy requires the people to see their society as a whole and make decisions collectively. That’s why, as the Arab Spring took hold, I...

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