Iowa Caucus, Primaries and US Presidential Campaign
by Jennie M. Xue It’s time of every four years again. This year, Americans vote for their new president. The first caucus has been done in Iowa on February 1st, 2016. Expectedly, pundits have been commenting on its relevancy today, whether a caucus’ result is...Non-Killing and International Day of Non-Violence
by Jennie M. Xue October 2nd is The International Day of Non-Violence, which is the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi (born on October 2, 1869). He was the leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of...The Pope, Calvinism, and Inequality
[Read this article directly on TheJakartaPost.com] by Jennie M. Xue, Singapore Pope Francis gave a historic speech to the US Congress last week. He urged the US government and Catholic leaders in the country to focus on peace, poverty and environmental stewardship. He...Mengapa dan Sampai Kapan Harga BBM Menurun?
[Baca langsung di Selasar.com.] oleh Jennie M. Xue Predikisi di awal tahun 2000an bahwa minyak bumi sudah sangat menipis berpuncak di tahun 2008 dengan harga minyak mentah per barel $150. Ajaibnya, harga minyak mentah sejak itu menurun drastis, bahkan saat ini...Supremasi K-Pop
KONTAN Weekly Supremasi K-Pop by Jennie M. Xue Abad ini adalah Abad Asia. Bukti yang bisa kita amati sehari-hari antara lain produk-produk buatan offshore outsourcing Tiongkok dengan merek-merek Jepang dan Korea. Kopi bernuansa internasional yang disuguhi di Starbucks...Sixteen Years ago in May
[Read directly on TheJakartaPost.com.] by Jennie M. Xue and MJ Rahardjo Sixteen years ago in mid-May, we were in Jakarta. We saw firsthand the burning of properties and cars on the streets. Masses of people looted houses and stores. Until this very day, the alleged...Voting for Our President
[Read directly on The Jakarta Post.] by Jennie M. Xue and MJ Rahardjo, Jakarta Which candidate should we vote for in the upcoming presidential election? Every voter has his or her own favorite. However, oftentimes the person we see in public has been fabricated and...In Search of a Secular President
[Read directly on The Jakarta Post and The Malaysian Insider.] by Jennie M. Xue and Michael J. Rahardjo, Jakarta Indonesia is in dire need of a secular president because it is a secular country by law. The de jure fact that Indonesia is a secular country is often...Welfare State, Mati di Eropa, Lahir di AS
[Baca langsung di JaringNews.com.] Baikkah bagi Indonesia untuk mengambil jalan welfare state? CALIFORNIA, Jaringnews.com – Pada tanggal 19 September 2013, Raja Belanda Willem-Alexander mengeluarkan pernyataan mengejutkan:Welfare state Belanda sudah tamat....The Rise of Mayors in the World
Republished by The Malaysian Insider by Jennie S. Bev, Singapore Top world-class mayors are New York City’s Michael Bloomberg, Newark’s Cory Booker, and now Jakarta’s dynamic duo of Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama. City-level rulers are not...Tantangan Demokrasi: Mengelola Krisis Kepercayaan
[Baca langsung di JaringNews.com] oleh Jennie S. Bev Para “wakil rakyat” yang dipilih oleh rakyat sering kali mendesain kebijakan yang menguntungkan mereka, keluarga mereka, dan mereka yang mempunyai kepentingan yang sama dengan mereka. CALIFORNIA,...Urgency of Next Form of Democracy in Indonesia
by Jennie S. Bev, Santa Clara In Indonesia, political parties have started campaigning for next year’s presidential election. Both direct and indirect, tangible and intangible, money-based and non-money based efforts have been made to ensure that as many citizens...Hattanomics and Political Bubbles
by Jennie S. Bev, Santa Clara After Widjojonomics and Habibienomics, we are now in the Hattanomics era, a term referring to the policies of Coordinating Minister of Economics Hatta Rajasa and popularized by Kevin O’Rouke in “The Politics of Indonesia’s Protectionism”...Edward Snowden: Mata-Mata atau Peniup Peluit?
[Baca langsung di Koran Tempo.] oleh Jennie S. Bev, Santa Clara Ternyata kita sudah hidup seperti yang digambarkan dalam film-film thriller di masa depan. Setiap gerak-gerik kita sudah dideteksi secara digital. Apakah sebenarnya di dalam diri kita sudah...An Unlikely Asian Century
[Read directly at TheJakartaPost.com][Republished by Asia News Network.] by Jennie S. Bev, Santa Clara The 19th century was the European century, the 20th century was the American century and the 21st century is believed to be an Asian century. While this century...Indonesia: Antara Welfare State dan Free Market
[Di bawah adalah artikel yang belum diedit.] oleh Jennie S. Bev Indonesia berada di antara welfare state dan free market. Dengan status Indonesia sebagai anggota G-20 dengan PDB USD 1 trilyun dan tingkat pertumbuhan ekonomi 6.5 persen per tahun bahkan bisa lebih...Memoir: Diaspora, Love and Equality
[Read directly at TheJakartaPost.com.] by Jennie S. Bev, Santa Clara I shared with a good friend that I don’t really know where I belong now. And I might always feel this way throughout my lifetime. He said, “You are lucky, Jen, because you have two homes. Many...Obama’s Victory, Smart Power and the US Awakening
[Read directly on TheJakartaPost.com.] by Jennie S. Bev, Jakarta I attended the US election vote-counting at the Kempinski Hotel Grand Ballroom on the morning of Nov. 7 in Jakarta at the invitation of the US Embassy. It was both a party and an affirmation of the...Nobel Peace Prize for Europe: Good or Bad Decision?
[Read directly at TheJakartaPost.com.] by Jennie S. Bev, Santa Clara The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize goes to the European Union (EU). Yes, not to an individual, like Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year old Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for advocating girls’ right to an...
Jennie M. Xue is an award-winning author and a bilingual columnist based in Northern California. She writes in English and Indonesian and is known for the most prolific Indonesia-born bilingual author and columnist. Her English-only site and writing portfolio is located at JenniferXue.com.
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