A Question for Ko Wen-je: What If Smoke Bombs Were Grenades?

This article criticizes Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je for his handling of the smoke bomb incident during the Universiade opening ceremony. The author questions Ko's public relations strategy and his labeling of protesters as 'bastards,' arguing that it distracts from the failure of security measures.

2017年8月22日

That's Politics: Hung Hsiu-chu Breaks Through Threshold with High Scores, but She is Not Tsai Ing-wen's Real Enemy

The article analyzes Hung Hsiu-chu's breakthrough of the KMT's 'brick-prevention' primary threshold. It points out that Tsai Ing-wen's real challenge in the 2016 presidential election is not Hung, but her own lack of 'execution and decisiveness' and her vague image. The author criticizes Tsai for over-relying on think tanks and lacking the elite image needed for high office. Simultaneously, it notes Hung's enemies are the KMT's century-old baggage and malicious populist criticism. The article ends by mentioning Hung's commoner image, which could flip the previous logic used to criticize Lien Sheng-wen and praise Ko Wen-je.

2015年6月14日